The Impact of Training on Employee Job Performance- A Case Study of Bayelsa State Civil Service

Abstract

This study is on the effect of training on employee job performance. The survey design approach was used for the study with percentages, frequencies, and chi-square tech used to test the two-hypothesis formulated for the study. Based on the sample size 80 questionnaires were administered on respondents from ministries in Bayelsa state civil service and 70 questionnaires were successfully retrieved and used for the analysis. The result of the hypothesis revealed that training affects employee job performance. The result of the second hypothesis revealed that training affects employee job satisfaction and commitment. Also, the result of the percentage and frequency computation shows that majority of the sampled respondents affirms that training affects employee job performance satisfaction and commitment Based on the result of the analysis the following recommendations was basically made. That Government and organizations should periodically train their employees and also budget a reasonable   part of their budget for the purpose of capacity development.