Impact of job training and development on employees performance

                      ABSTRACT The study was undertaken at Accra Polytechnic on the topic “The effect of training and  Development on Employee Performance at Accra Polytechnic”. The purpose of the study was to investigate whether training and development would have an  effect on the performance of employees with Accra Polytechnic as a case study. The  methodology that was used for the study was survey. Primary data was collected from a  sample of fifty (50) senior staff. Self – administered questionnaire was used in the collection  of data for analysis. The study revealed that there were organizational issues such as lack of  management support for training and development programmes, which constrained training  and development. It was also found that training and development had positive impact on  employees of the Polytechnic. The study recommended that in order for Accra Polytechnic to  be successful as the first choice Polytechnic in Africa, management must empower all  departments to engage in the training and development of employees to build potential and  strengthen employees’ competencies.
TABLE OF CONTENTSCONTENTS PAGETITLE PAGE…………………………………………………………………………………iDECLARATION…………………………………………………………………………….iiABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………iiiDEDICATION………………………………………………………………………………ivACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………………………..vTABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………viLIST OF TABLES…………………………………………………………………………viiLIST OF FIGURES…………………………………………………………………………viiiCHAPTER ONE……………………………………………………………………………1INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………….......11.1 Background of the Research………………………………………………………11.2 Problem Statement………………………………………………………………...51.3 Research Objectives……………………………………………………………….61.4 Research Questions………………………………………………………………..61.5 Relevance of the Research…………………………………………………….…..61.6 Scope and Limitation of the Research…………………………………………….71.7 Brief Methodology………………………………………………………………..81.8 Structure of the Research………………………………………………………….8CHAPTER TWO…………………………………………………………………………….9LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………………………..92. 1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………92.2 Concepts and Definitions…………………………………………………………9