Impact of Training and Development on Employees’ Performance in Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria

Employee performance has been said to be dependent on the quality of training and development facilitated by the organization. The importance of training and development cannot be overemphasized as contained in the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and Training and Development Guidelines of every Tertiary Institution in Nigeria. The organization or institution are expected to organize training and development programmes for the employees from time to time to boost the performance as well as to increase the productivity of the organization. The research work sought to elicit information on the impact of training and development on employee performance in Federal Polytechnic, Offa between 2012 and 2022. The objective of the study identifies and examines the financial constraints. In achieving this objective, data were generated from both primary and secondary sources. A combination of two theories – Human Capital and Reinforcement theories were employed for its analysis. The population of the study is 635 and the sample size is 245 using Taro Yamane style. A mixed research design was adopted which involves quantitative and qualitative means of data collection. The research work is a descriptive research design. The analysis of the study was done using simple frequencies and percentages through Likert Scale format and coded thematic analysis. The findings in the study revealed that the fund available is usually grossly insufficient for training and development programme. The conclusion of the study revealed that training and development are pivotal to productivity and efficiency to the non-academic staff of Federal Polytechnic, Offa. The study therefore recommends more financial commitment to staff training and development programmes to pave way for goal oriented training for a good number of employees always in order to enhance their productivity.