Abstract:
Training and development has become one changeable aspect of human resource
management. In The globalized world business today is improving day in day out with
changes starting from economic to technological. In this case, organizations are forced
to train and develop their employees accordingly to have a confidence that they have the
skilled human resource in running business. An organization that does not fund in
training and development is not easy to success. The objective of the study was to find out
the effect of employee training and development on employees work performance in south
Omo zone public service and human resource development office. The researcher was
adopted both descriptive and explanatory type of research design in the investigation of
the objectives. Stratified sampling technique was used and 202 respondents were selected
and 190 were returned. The study used both primary and secondary data. The data
collected was analyzed using SPSS, regression and correlation analysis. The implication
of the study was that training and development is important in influencing employees
work performance. The finding indicates that there is almost 40.4% variation in
dependent variable (Employee Performance) due to one percent change in independent
variables (TD). In generally there is training program in the office but development is not
well attended and the weaknesses and strengths and factor affecting TD were identified.
The study recommended that as the intention of government of Ethiopia, that is the
country development, in order to be successful public office managements must
empower all departments to engage in the training and development of employees to
enhance the potential and strengthen employees’ work Performance the management
system should allocate enough time and budget for training and development program
