The Impact of Training and Development on Staff Performance in Tertiary Educational Institutions in Sierra Leone.

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Abdul Amid Aziz Jalloh , Prof. Dr Abdullah Ibrahim , Adikali Kaba Sesay ,

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Volume 4 - August 2015 (08)

Abstract

The strength of every institution is determined by the knowledge that resides in its staff and a well-trained and developed workforce is a recipe for outstanding performance and goal achievement. Nonetheless, the cost of training staffs in tertiary educational institutions is a critical sensation that restrains the conduct of training and developing them. This study seeks to carefully examine the impact of training and development on staff performance in tertiary educational institutions in Sierra Leone. The thrust for this theoretical research led to the retrieval of secondary sources published about the subject matter in order to structurally organize its content towards meaningful outcome. Analysis drawn from the retrieved information disclose to us that training can be conducted either on-the-job or off-the-job, which requires an assessment of the necessity of training which states the analysis of the organisation, person and task before an appropriate method could be selected. The reviewed content states that method selected should be followed by an evaluation process to ascertain its effect whether negative or positive. In relation to the evaluated evidences in the reviewed content, we are able to establish that training and development has a positive impact on employee performance as efficiency and effectiveness is activated or inspired by the quantum of knowledge that resides in employees. This study is relevant to human resource management practitioners, professors in tertiary educational institutions, management consultants and employees who are determined to improve their performance through training and development.

Keywords

Training and Development, Staff Performance, Tertiary Educational Institutions, Sierra Leone

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