Effects of training and development on employee performance: Moderating role of leadership style

Abstract

Most organizations meet their needs for training in an impromptu and haphazard way while others set about identifying their training needs, then design training activities in a rational manner and finally assess the results of training. This study, therefore, sought to determine the impact of training and development on employee performance in A.D. Rufa’i College of Education Misau and C.O.E Kangere. This study adopts Human capital and Herzberg two factor theories. The paper used quantitative research design; a questionnaire was designed using structured questions to collect primary data. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Partial Least Square (PLS) were used to analyze the data. The findings of this research indicated that the various training undergone in the selected institutions has impacted on employee performance but the management needs to look into the training package. Most of the employees were of the view that training and development were effective tools for both personal and organizational success. The study recommended that the employee training programme need to take into consideration by given them opportunities to learn new ideas and skills to become more productive. However, the study concluded that training and development in A.D Rufa’i College of Education Misau and C.O.E Kangere has invested in the training of its employees, however the management needs to look into the various training programmes.