TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE JOB PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Emoefe Special Aaron Okpimah, Ph.D. & Ebikebena E. Red-Well

ABSTRACT

The study was to empirically explore how training influenced employee job performance of Private Universities in Delta State, Nigeria. The study focused on training, which was the predictor variable and employee job performance the criterion variable, it was measures with task and contextual performance. The study used a cross-sectional survey research design. The target population of this study was consists of all the academic staff of the Private Universities in Delta State, Nigeria. The simple random technique was used to arrive at the study sample. Data for the study was collected through structured questionnaire. The five (5) point Likert scale was used to measure responses from respondents. Data was analyzed using mean and standard deviations with charts to displayed the study variables, at the primary level of analysis while at the secondary level of analysis inferential statistics such as the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Statistics technique was used to test the hypotheses with the aid of SPSS version 22.0 for the purposes of determining the nature and proposed associations. The results of the study showed that there is a positive and statistically significant association between training and employee job performance. The study concluded that training significantly influenced task performance with (r = 0.735, P-v = 0.000<0.05). The study therefore recommends that Private Universities in Delta State, Nigeria under studied needs to utilize ongoing employee training programs, as this is able to enhance employees (task and contextual) performance in the institutions in order to deliver excellent services to scholars in society at large.

Keywords: Training, Employee Job Performance, Task Performance, Contextual Performance