Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Training And Development Strategies In The Mining Sector: A Case Of Zimplats

ABSTRACT

The company is trying to minimise accidents (to achieve zero harm tolerance) at the same

time increasing the productivity. The study investigated the effectiveness of training and

development programs by the company. The main aim was to establish how the training and

development strategies are being implemented and how the training programs are run,

establish whether they are being highly effective or not.Explanatory research method was

adopted questionnaires and interviews were used to collect primary data, financial statements,

books and other online documents were used as secondary data. The total response rate for

the whole study was 84%. Tables were used to present and analyse data, responses were

coded descriptive statistics with valid percentage were obtained and a chi-square test was

run.The major findings in this study were that the training and development strategies were

not being highly effective for the company to be able to reach the full production ans zero

harm tolerance. Respondents felt that the training programs were not being effectively

conducted since majority of them could not highly benefit from the same.The key

recommendations in this study are that the company should communicate well the training

objectives to the trainees, improve the introduction of training generally improve the design

and implementation of their training programs and employers be supportive of training. The

study was a cross-sectional study.

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APA

MANYIKA, E (2021). Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Training And Development Strategies In The Mining Sector: A Case Of Zimplats. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-the-effectiveness-of-training-and-development-strategies-in-the-mining-sector-a-case-of-zimplats

MLA 8th

MANYIKA, ESTHER "Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Training And Development Strategies In The Mining Sector: A Case Of Zimplats" Afribary. Afribary, 09 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-the-effectiveness-of-training-and-development-strategies-in-the-mining-sector-a-case-of-zimplats. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

MLA7

MANYIKA, ESTHER . "Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Training And Development Strategies In The Mining Sector: A Case Of Zimplats". Afribary, Afribary, 09 May. 2021. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-the-effectiveness-of-training-and-development-strategies-in-the-mining-sector-a-case-of-zimplats >.

Chicago

MANYIKA, ESTHER . "Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Training And Development Strategies In The Mining Sector: A Case Of Zimplats" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-the-effectiveness-of-training-and-development-strategies-in-the-mining-sector-a-case-of-zimplats