Effect of Short Training Programmes on Employee Performance in Bukoba Municipal Council, Kagera, Tanzania.

Msafiri, Nyakombe (2025) Effect of Short Training Programmes on Employee Performance in Bukoba Municipal Council, Kagera, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study aimed at assessing the effect of short training programmes on employee performance in Bukoba municipal council, Kagera, Tanzania. Specifically, the study addressed the effect of skills development, knowledge sharing and ethical guidance on employee performance in Bukoba municipal council. Guided by the theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance and Social Exchange theory, this study adopted a positivistic philosophy. Structured questionnaires were distributed to 116 respondents using simple random sampling technique. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analysis. The results established that, skills development positively but insignificantly affect employee performance while knowledge sharing and ethical guidance positively and significantly affected employee performance in Bukoba municipal council. Therefore, it is suggested that, knowledge sharing and ethical guidance short-training programmes should be promoted by the human resource managers. It is also recommended that, skills development shorttraining programmes should not be ignored too. Keywords: Short training programmes, skills development, knowledge sharing, ethical guidance, employee performance

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