Outcome of the choice of the training needs assessment on employee training in private hospitals : a case study of Mwananchi Hospital, in Mwanza Tanzania
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2010-09
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Abstract
This study investigated the outcome of training needs assessment on employee
training in private hospitals. The research based on three specified research
objectives which were to asses the outcomes of training needs assessment on
staff training at Mwananchi Hospital, to investigate the current training programmes at
Mwananchi Hospital and to examine any improvement and performance of staff training.
From the research, the problem of not conducting training needs assessment before
selecting employees for training was realized.
The researcher used secondary sources to get review of related literature relevant with
training needs assessment before conducting employee training so as to make an
effective training.
The case study research design was used because it intensive analysis of the
single case. Purposive and random samplings were used in this study. The
sample size was 70 out of the population of 85 respondents. Data were gathered
through interview and questionnaires, and were analyzed qualitatively and
quantitavely.
The findings indicated that majority of the respondents agreed that organizational
analysis, personal analysis and task analysis before training are very important for
effective training. The out comes of not conducting TNA at Mwananchi Hospital was
revealed.
The researcher concluded that there was no training needs assessment before
conducting training at Mwananchi hospital. He recommended that Mwnanchi
Hospital should conduct organizational analysis, personal analysis and task
analysis before training to avoid unbiased training.
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A thesis presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
Keywords
Training needs assessment, Employee training, Private hospitals, Mwanza, Tanzania