Influence of Training on Employee Performance in Kenya’s Public Universities: a Case of University of Nairobi

Abstract

The study's goal was to determine how training affected University of Nairobi personnel' performance at state universities in Kenya. The University of Nairobi's 8,175 personnel from various departments were the focus of a descriptive study design that was used. 200 respondents were selected at random from among them and included in the study. Data was gathered through questionnaire and the analysis was done through means and standard deviation and regression analysis and presented through tables. The various aspects on employee training that were practiced at UON starting from the highly to the least adopted one were training policies (M=3.83), training design (M=3.80), training programs (M=3.76) and training perception (M=3.74) and all of them had significant effect on employee performance. It was concluded that that employee training has significant effect on employee performance. The study recommends the human resource managers working at the University of Nairobi should review the existing training designs, policies and programs to ensure they are guided by adequate and relevant contents. The employees working at UON should change their perceptions in regard to the existing training policies and programs available at the place of work so that they can master the contents. The policy makers working at UON should put in place and review the current training policies in place to ensure they are relevant.