| dc.description.abstract | Abstract
The study was conducted to examine the effect of training on employee performance in the education sector of
Lira District Local Government (DLG). Specifically, the study investigated the effect of on-job training on
employee performance, examined the effect of off-job training on employee performance and assessed the effect
of induction on employee performance in the health sector of Lira DLG. The study used cross-sectional research
design where both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used; the sample size of the study population
was 108 and was sampled using Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. Questionnaires
and interview methods were used to collect data while mean and standard deviation were used to measure the
performance of the construct in Lira DLG. Correlation coefficient was used to test the strength and the direction
of the relationship between training and employee performance. All the constructs were positively correlated to
organisational performance. The findings of the study revealed a positive significant effect of on-job training on
employee performance in Lira DLG (Coef. 0.315, p < 0.01). Secondly, the results on the effect of the off-job
training on employee performance in Lira DLG further revealed a positive insignificant effect (Coef. 0.153, p >
0.01). Thirdly, the effect of the induction on employee performance of health sector employees in Lira DLG was
found to be positive and significant (Coef. 0.430, p < 0.01). Finally, the results of multiple regressions yielded an
adjusted R Square value of 0.372, which meant that training contribute about 37.2% to the performance of
education sector employees in Lira DLG. Based on the above findings, the study recommends that Lira DLG
should put more emphasis on on-job training and induction of employees in the education sector to improve on
the performance of the sector in Lira DLG. | en_US |
