The Effect of Training & Development On Employees Performance: In The Case Of Jimma University

Abstract

The study focused on the effect of training and development on employees’ performance at Jimma University. The overall objective of the study is to determine the effect of training and development on employees’ performance. The study adopted mixed approach and used both primary and secondary data sources. The primary data collected from Jimma University through self-administered questionnaire for 383 selected experts and middle level managers through simple random sampling technique and semi-structured interview question employed for human resource director and training coordinator through interview. The collected data were analyzed by using statistical tools (SPSS-Version 20). Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the data analysis. The descriptive statistics such as frequency, percent, mean and standard deviation were used for describing the demographic characteristics of respondents and the dependent and independent variables. The inferential statistics like Pearson correlation coefficient(r) and simple linear regression were used to determine if there is relationship existed between independent and dependent variables (training development and employees’ performance. The findings indicated that training and development were positively correlated and claimed statistically significant relationship with employees’ performance. The study concluded that training and development have positive effect on employees’ performance. The findings of the study indicated that there was effective training and development practices of the study’ consequently the result disclosed the given training and development processes have been systematic. Hence, the researcher recommended that the top Management and other training coordinators should pay attention to the employees training and developments and evaluate the results periodically and evaluate training program based on the objectives of the training