The Impact of Training and Development on Performance of Organizational Growth

ABSTRACT The study aimed to assess Training and development of employees is critical in organizations in this era of competition due to the fact that organizations need to survive, grow and develop. Consequentially, training and development has become an issue of strategic importance. Although many scholars have conducted research on training and development practices in organizations in both developing and developed economies, it is worth mentioning that most of the research has concentrated on the benefits of training in general. To fill this gap, this study critically examines in detail the benefits, approaches and evaluation techniques applied in training and development of employees in an organization. The methodology adopted for this study was random samplings and two groups of respondent. The major finding of the study indicated that training and development of employees increases organizational effectiveness and enhances competitiveness. Training Design and Development have significant affect on Organizational Performance and all these have positively affected the Organizational Performance. However, results are strongly based on the literature review. The contribution of this study is that it provokes insights amongst owners / managers, policy makers and scholars on how organization training and development practices could be enhanced in organization