Training and Employee Performance: A Case Study of Wellspring Organization
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2014-05
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Abstract
The main puipose of the study was to examine employees training and performance in using a
cases study of Wellspring organization. The study was guided by three objectives including:, to
establish the effects of training on the productivity of employees in Wellspring organization, to
find out the effects of training on employee relations in Wellspring organization, to find out the
effect of training of the employee morale and commitment in Wellspring organization. The study
used a sample size of 28 respondents from the various departments such as school, health centre,
community outreach, supportive staff and top management or administration department. Data
was collected through interviews and filling in questionnaires and it was analyzed using
descriptive statistics and tables. The study findings reveled that. The findings show that, effective
training when conducted on the right persons in a specific field increases the productivity of
employees and motivate employees in an organization. It can also greatly promote and influence
the overall performance of the organization.According to the findings of the study, it also shows
clearly that training has great effect on improving employee relations and relationship with the
organization towards attaining organizational goals. It’s upon this point that Wellspring
organization has recognized the importance of training as a significant way to improved
organizational relations and employees that will be interpreted through attainment of
organizational goals and will influence the perception of employees towards their whole
commitment to the organization. The researcher’s findings showed again that effective training
strongly increases employee morale and commitment in an organization. Therefore, the
establishment of effective training programmes in an organization is the best way to raise the
employee performance there by attaining the organizational goals and objectives, and this
requires all organizations to embrace the need to establish the good and effective training
programmes in order to be effective and efficient so as to boost the performance of an or
organization. The researcher recommends that The management of organizations should design
and carry out effective appraisal system at a specific period of time to identify the gaps in the
performance of the employees in order to design appropriate training programmes to equip the
employees with the relevant skills to fill the gaps identified. The researcher suggested that the
rate of employee turnover is high in most organization therefore further research needs to be
conducted to find out the relationship between training and employee turnover.
Description
Dissertation Submitted to the College of Social Science in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Award of Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Training, Employee Performance