THE EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, SUNYANI

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of employee training and development on the performance of senior staff of University of Energy and Natural Resources. Employee training has been viewed as a tool for better productivity, general workforce skill development and motivation. The descriptive survey design was employed for the study. Data was collected using questionnaire to select a total of 47 respondents (senior staff, administrators) for the study. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21, and the analytical tool used was a descriptive statistic using percentages and frequencies. The results revealed among others that training programmes are not administered regularly, the University make use of both off-the-job and on-the-job training method, but it predominantly uses on-the-job training method which is mostly facilitated through job rotation, and the job performance of the senior staff, increases whenever training is provided for them. The following recommendations were made; management should involve employees in the job rotation process making sure employees can see how their jobs relate to the organization’s overall mission, training sessions should be conducted more regularly at least once every semester (twice a year) Supervisors/Managers should take the initiative to develop the employee skills in various fields so that total human efforts will be displayed in the respective job tasks to further enhance performance