Abstract:
The study aimed at exploring the effect of training and development practices on
employees’ performance at SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia with due emphasis on
practices of training needs assessment, training design, delivery style and employee
performance. The target populations are employees of the organization working at
different Program Locations. From the total population of 835 employees working in
the organization, Sample of 270 was drawn and 258 (95.56%) responses were
collected. Simple random sampling and Proportionate stratified sampling methods
were used to proportionally draw the sample size from each stratum. The primary
data was collected through questioner and interview and secondary data was
collected from the organization’s website, written documents and reports. Data was
analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques such as frequency
distributions, percentages, Pearson's correlation matrix and regression to show the
relationship between the dependent and the independent variables. Results of this
study show that training need analysis has significant effect on employees’
performance whereas delivery style has insignificant effect on employees’
performance. Therefore, the organization is recommended to engage on increasing
the qualities of training and development programs with due emphasis on training
needs analysis.
