TRAINING AND EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN

ABSTRACT

The study examines the effect of training on employees’ performance in Ugbowo Bakeries, Benin City. Training is a purposeful required skills, knowledge and attitudes in an employee in any organization. It is the process of developing an individual’s skills, knowledge md abilities so as to improve the present and future productivity. Employees’ utilization and performance in the Nigerian bakeries service are considered to be very poor. The study basically adopted the survey research design in which structured questionnaire will be designed and distributed to the respondents. The population for this research was the employees of Ugbowo bakeries in Benin, Benin City, Edo state. The study uses the combination of stratified random sampling (SRS) and convenience sampling. For this research, sample size was 100 employees of Ugbowo bakeries in Benin. Researcher used the survey method for collection of data with instrument of questionnaire. The result indicated that there is a significant relationship between training design and employees’ performance in Ugbowo bakeries, it was also indicated that positive and significant relationship between training programmes and employees’ performance in Nigerian bakeries lastly, positive and significant relationship between training policies and employees’ performance in Nigerian bakery. The study recommends that employees should be exposed to regular professional training areas such as career or development, pre-service, on-the-job training and off-the-job training as to enhance their performance. It is also necessary for the employees to be exposed to training policies and workshops to enable them keep abreast with the challenges posed by the Nigerian bakeries