The impact of training on Employee Performance: A case study of Escom Uganda Limited.
| dc.contributor.author | Matsiko, Angella | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-30T09:00:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-30T09:00:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-08 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the School of Business and Management in Partial Fulfillment of the Award of Bachelor of Human Resource Management of Kampala International University. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This research was carried out to investigate the impact of training on employee performance taking Electricity Supply Commission as a case study. Organizations with a positive training philosophy understand that they live in a world where competitive advantage is achieved by having high quality people that other firms employ and this may not be satisfied unless they invest in developing the skills and competence of their people. Training improves, changes, moulds the employees knowledge, skills, behavior, aptitudes, and attitudes towards the requirements of the job and the organization. The researcher investigated the impact of training to employee training at Escom Uganda Limited. General objective was to investigate the impact of training on employee performance at Escom Uganda Limited. The specific objectives were to identify, whether training programs are appropriate and relevant to the staff of Escom Uganda Limited, to examine the impact of training on employee performance at Escom Uganda Limited and to recommend to management on how best training programs can be managed at Escom Uganda Limited. The research was conducted at Escom Uganda Limited which is located along at Crusader house, Jinja road, Kampala Uganda. The study will vu investigate the impact of training on employee performance. Off-the-job training took place on special courses or in training areas or centres which were specially equipped and staffed for training. It was the best way to acquire advanced manual, office, customer service, or selling skills, and to learn about company procedures and products. On-the job training consisted of teaching or coaching by managers, team leaders or trainers at the desk or at the bench. It was also consisting of individual or group assignment and project and the use of mentors. The findings of the research show that 80% of the employees strongly agree and 20% agree on the statement that professionalism and training is part and parcel of Eskom Uganda Limited. The researcher strongly recommends the following to the management of Eskom Uganda Limited as far as training of employees is concerned. Higher performance; training helps to improve the quality and quantity of output; therefore, more training programs of both on-the-job and off-the-job methods are concerned are highly recommended for the prosperity of the performance of employees develop the skills and competence of employees and improve their performance. Help people to grow within the organization in order that, as far as possible, its future need for human resources can be met from within. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/12432 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Employee | en_US |
| dc.subject | Training | en_US |
| dc.subject | Impact | en_US |
| dc.subject | Performance: | en_US |
| dc.subject | Escom Uganda Limited | en_US |
| dc.title | The impact of training on Employee Performance: A case study of Escom Uganda Limited. | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |