Impact of Training Need Assessment on the Performance of Staff in Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru

Abstract

Staff training and development are critical components of increasing employee efficiency in any  organization. Training is essential for improving job performance, increasing employee knowledge,  and improving service delivery quality. The study's primary goal is to determine how the assessment  of training and development needs affected the performance of staff at Niger State Polytechnic,  Zungeru, between 2010 and 2015. The study used a survey research design method. The population  includes all academic staff from the polytechnic's Zungeru and Bida campuses, totaling 293 people.  The Krejcie and Morgan table was used to calculate the sample size, which resulted in (169). The  stratified sampling technique was used to select questionnaire respondents. The information was  gathered from both primary and secondary sources. The study used both descriptive and inferential  statistics to describe and analyze data; linear regression analysis was also used as a tool of analysis.  The study reveals that in designing staff training and development programme in the Polytechnic  need assessment is not regularly made to help see the gap in knowledge, skill and job delivery style  (performance). The study recommends that the polytechnic should regularly conduct needs  assessment to know the quality of staff they have and that which is required or desired in the  polytechnic to avoid decline in quality of service delivery and improve productivity in the  polytechnic.