Influence of Training and Development on the Performance West Pokot County, Kenya

Abstract

Human Resource Development is a strategic process of imparting knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to people in society to improve organizational performance and in turn improve an individual's quality of life. The county governments in Kenya have always envisaged a nation that ensures that its citizens are for through provision of services. The human resource thus requires the need to be equipped adequately to supply the required manpower towards the competitiveness required. The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of training and development on the performance of West Pokot County. The study sought to identify the influence of training and development on Performance of West Pokot County. Human capital theory guided the study. A descriptive survey research design adopted. This target population comprised of 50 employees from County Assembly, 20 from governor's office, 200 from county offices, three sub-county administrators and 30 ward administrators. The researcher used purposive sampling to select three employees from sub-County offices 15 employees from County Assembly, seven from governor's office, 60 from county offices and ten ward administrators. Questionnaire and interview schedule data collection instruments were used. Data collected analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. There was a relation between the training and development on the performance of West Pokot County (r=.796, p<.05). The training and development is an important pillar on West Pokot County Performance. From the study findings, it was deduced that training and development had a significant moderate effect on West Pokot County Performance. The county governments should improve training and development of their employees, to enhance their performance. The results also imply that employees require constant training and development programs to keep them updated with their skills as well as the developments, for example, technological and customer related developments so as to improve their performance. The findings may assist organizations to evaluate the strategies enhancing organizational performance.