An Investigation of Training Needs Assessment for Enhanced Training Practices on Administrative Staff in Public Universities.A Case Study of The Open University of Tanzania.

Seni, Alex Silas (2020) An Investigation of Training Needs Assessment for Enhanced Training Practices on Administrative Staff in Public Universities.A Case Study of The Open University of Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate training needs assessment processes for enhanced training practices on administrative staff in Public Universities with special reference to the Open University of Tanzania. Specifically, this study examined the organizations or arrangements of training needs assessment,training needs assessment methods and techniques applied by management; and the challenges facing training needs assessment practices. Purposive sampling technique was used to obtain sample size of 74 administrative staff. The study is quantitative,and data obtained from questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using Statistical Package for Social Science. The study findings unveil that challenges facing training needs assessment significantly influenced the enhanced training practices with p�value of 0.003. The findings revealed that, training needs assessment organizations or arrangements, and training needs assessment methods and techniques had no influence to an enhanced training practice with p-values of 0.171 and 0.919 respectively. This implied that, poor organizations or arrangements of training needs assessment exist and the institution does not properly apply training needs assessment methods and techniques. It is recommended that training needs assessment should be centered on arrangements, systematic techniques and methods.Finally, enhanced training needs assessment practice on administrative workforce helps organization to operate efficiently and effectively. Keywords: Training needs, assessment processes, enhanced training practices,administrative staff, public universities

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