An investgation on the benefit of employees Training and development: A case of Tanesco
| dc.creator | Tungaraza, Sophia | |
| dc.date | 2016-02-18T09:22:15Z | |
| dc.date | 2016-02-18T09:22:15Z | |
| dc.date | 2014 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for award of the Degree Master of Public Administration (MPA) of Mzumbe University | |
| dc.description | Staff training is an essential part of Human Resource Management (HRM).It is a path for the management to know about their employees, a way to help employees to make best use of their own abilities, and it is a method to assist employees to become more professional at what they do. This study aimed at assessing the benefits of workers training and development programmes in public sector using TANESCO as a case study. Alongside it specific objectives which were to identify training and development programmes performed in TANESCO; establish the benefits of training programmes to both employer and employee; determine the challenges facing the implementation of training and development in TANESCO and; suggest measures to improve training and development programmes at TANESCO were also studied. The intended research used mainly questionnaire and documentary reviews as the major source of data collection. A study used a sample of 106 respondents that were selected from TANESCO. The study has identified that staff training is an essential management tool, it has many benefits, such as shortens the study time, increases work effectiveness, helps employees and the company itself to compete in the fast changing environment, reduces damages and wastage. In the end the study revealed that there is a small weakness in terms of employee’s perception on the needs and the benefits of the trainings. In order to solve this problem the research recommended, among other things: Establish criteria or guidelines to evaluate or assess training effectiveness; increase communication between management and employees and provide education on the importance of staff trainings. | |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/11192/643 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Mzumbe University | |
| dc.title | An investgation on the benefit of employees Training and development: A case of Tanesco | |
| dc.type | Thesis |