Staff training and employee performance in local governments in Uganda, a case of Entebbe municipal council

Abstract

This study was carried out on staff training and employee performance of Entebbe Municipal council (EMC). It primarily intended to sharpen the debate on the impact of staff training on performance in organizations by analyzing the relationship between induction and employee performance, examining the relationship between on-the-job training and employee performance and, determining the relationship between off-the-job training and employee performance EMC. The study followed a cross- sectional study design because of its time-honored approach highly recommended for scientific, management and social researches, which made it more appropriate for this academic research. The study established that there was a positive significant relationship between staff induction, on-the-job training and off-the-job training with employee performance. Therefore, it was concluded that staff induction, on-the-job training and off- the-job training positively significantly related to employee performance. As such, it recommended that EMC need to draw a very clear human resource development program detailing out scope of the three practices; induction, on-the-job training and off-the-job training programmes. Also, the study recommends that all organization in the modern world ought to understand the value of staff training and thus, institute programmes that will help them achieve their goals and missions.