Training Needs Assessment and Employee Performance at County Governments of Nakuru

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of training needs assessment on performance of employees at the county government of Nakuru, Kenya. The study anchors on the human capital theory. This study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was all the employees at supervisory level, Middle Managers of Nakuru County. The study adopted census since the target population is small. Data collection instrument was structured questionnaire. Pilot testing was done to test the validity and reliability of research instrument. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and presented in tabular form through the use of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 27. Data was subjected to correlation and Multiple Regression Statistical Methods to test the significant levels of the independent over the dependent variables. Based on the findings, the study concluded that training needs assessment had a significant effect on performance of employees at County governments of Nakuru in Kenya. The study came up with the following recommendations; the management should come up with HRD policy and other HRM&D guidelines in the counties, planning for training shall be guided by the outcome of Training Needs Assessment and shall be designed in line with identified performance gaps linking training to closing of such gaps. The study findings was to be useful for human resource management practice, policy formulation and research works. The study findings will also to help counties in evaluating the importance of training and development on employee performance at County governments in Kenya. The findings will provide insights into the effectiveness of current training initiatives and inform policy decisions on capacity-building strategies to enhance public sector performance at the county level.

Keywords: Training Needs Assessment, Employee Performance.

Title: Training Needs Assessment and Employee Performance at County Governments of Nakuru

Author: Rael Baron, Dr. Elizabeth Nambuswa Makokha

International Journal of Recent Research in Interdisciplinary Sciences (IJRRIS)

ISSN 2350-1049

Vol. 12, Issue 2, April 2025 - June 2025

Page No: 62-72

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Published Date: 11-May-2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15383795

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