EFFECTS OF TRAINING ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF EAGLE VET KENYA LIMITED.

The success or failure of any company is greatly determined by the way its employees perform. This study was set to examine the effects of training on employee performance in manufacturing sector at Eagle Vet Kenya Limited (EVK). The main objective was to find out how on the job training, off the job training, coaching and job rotation affects employee performance in the manufacturing sector. The study was descriptive in nature. The respondents in the company were divided into Top Management Staff, Supervisors Staff and Operational Staff. The study targeted a total of 185 respondents constituting 8 top Management Staff, 13 Supervisors Staff and 35 Operational Staff. Questionnaires were the instrument used for data collection. Data was analyzed using SPSS and finally data presented in the form of frequency distribution tables, pie-charts and bar graphs. The study found out that on the job training affect the performance of employees within the manufacturing industry as this is shown by the 60% of the respondents who strongly supported. The study also found that off the job training was a major factor that affected the performance of employees in the manufacturing industry as indicated by 58% and 29% of the respondents. The study further found that job rotation affected the performance of employees in the manufacturing industry as this was shown by 80% of the respondents who strongly agreed. Finally, the study found out that coaching greatly impacts employee performance within the manufacturing industry as indicated by 59% and 27% of the respondents. The study concluded that each and every factor considered in this study affected the performance of employees within the manufacturing industry. The study therefore recommended that the management of Eagle Vet Kenya Limited (EVK should invest in various forms of on the job training, partner with higher learning institutions to benefit from off the job training, develop a robust job rotation program for its employees