EFFECTS OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON PERFORMANCE IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES IN KENYA: CASE OF EWASONGIRO SOUTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN NAROK COUNTY, KENYA
Everlyne Seleina Tipis - Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Dr. Jane Njoroge - Lecturer, Kenyatta University, Kenya
ABSTRACT
Employee performance looks at both behavior and results of individuals in an organization. Career progress was not a destination; at the workplace it was a continuous journey. When there is progresses of the employees the benefits are achieved for the organization too. The study purposed to examine employee performance in relation to training and development in Ewaso Ngiro South Development Authority (ENSDA). Descriptive and explanatory research designs was used in this study and the employees of EwasoNgiro South Development Authority was the target. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques was used in this study to get the sample required from the targeted population. From the population of 120 employees, 91 of the population was drawn as the sample using Sekaran (2003) and was confidence level of 95%.To collect primary data, self-administered questionnaires were used whereas secondary data was collected from published journal articles and government statistical abstracts. Analysis of data was done using statistical programme for social sciences (SPSS). Multiple regressions was used to test the study hypothesis at five percent significance level. The findings showed employee performance in relation to training and Development is directly proportional by one unit is to 0.702.The study recommended to the management of EwasoNgiro South Development Authority to regularly train the employees to improve their skills for current and future duties and responsibilities
