Dissertation (MA Public Administration)The objective of this study was to examine the impact of local government staff training on the implementation of public service management and employment policy of 2008 in Tanzania. In addressing this issue as well as achieving the objective, both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from employees; informants in this study were obtained through purposive sampling and stratified sampling. Qualitative data were collected using literature and documents as well as focus group discussions (FGD), the quantitative data were collected using structured questionnaires. The findings show that there is poor implementation of the training cycle, particularly training needs, design training, conduct training activities and training evaluation in the local government: respondents strongly disagree that there is no effectiveness of the four domains of training, namely knowledge, skill, attitudes as well and training management in local government; the findings also reveal that there are problems and challenges facing employees in relation to public service management and employment policy in the working environment in local government that are political interventions, lack of working facilities, insufficient skills and knowledge, and lack of training: the training solutions that can be addressed to enhance the implementation of the Public Service and Management Policy of 2008. The study recommends four areas of improvement in order to have proper local government training and implementation of public service management and employment policy. These are effective implementation of staff training policy, improvement of working facilities, effective implementation and supervision Government policies, Acts and Government secular, as well as improvement of employees‟ welfare.