Career Training and Employee Performance in Money Deposit Banks in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between career training and employee performance in money deposit banks in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The strategies of career training employed by Money Deposit Banks in equipping their employees were used as pre-determined factors in measuring career training. These strategies of On-the-job Training and Career Mentoring formed the independent variables for the study. The dependent variable was employee performance. The study adopted a descriptive research design and the population of the study consisted of 200 employees of Money Deposit Banks in Akwa Ibom State. A purposive sampling technique was adopted by the researchers. Data for the study were collected using structured copies of questionnaire from two hundred (200) employees. The research hypothesis were tested using the Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient (PMCC) analysis technique to establish the nature and degree of relationship between the critical variables of career training and the dependent variable, employee performance at a 5% level of significance. From the data analysis, findings revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between on-the-job training and career mentoring on employee’s performance in Money Deposit Banks in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. From the findings, it was concluded that there is a positive and significant relationship between the critical variables of career training (on-the-job training and career mentoring) and employees’ performance in Money Deposit Banks in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Based on this, it was recommended that the management of Money Deposit Banks in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria should recruit and train employees who are likely to become actively associated with the objectives of the organization to bring about adequate growth. Also, the banking industry should set aside a department, unit or set of individuals to check and encourage mentoring of staff and make recommendations to management in different years of operation.