The Effect of Training Needs Assessments on Employees’ Performance: A Case Study of Kilindi District Council.

Challe, Emmanuel (2025) The Effect of Training Needs Assessments on Employees’ Performance: A Case Study of Kilindi District Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study assessed the effect of training need assessment on employee's performance, a case of Kilindi District Council. The study was guided by three specific objectives; to determine the effect of Key Performance Metrics, to examine employee working capability and to examine the way employee competency on employee performance. Theoretically the study relies on knowledge-Based View Theory, the study employed Positivism research philosophy and quantitative approach. Survey research design was used and a sample of 309 sample size was randomly sampled form a population of 1,575 employees available in Kilindi District Council. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data while descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used as data analysis instruments. It was revealed that, all the independent variable namely key Performance Metrics, employee working capability, and employee competency to work were found to be positive and significantly have effect on employee‟s performance at Kilindi District Council. Based on the three findings, this study conclude that, conducting a Training Needs Assessment can provide numerous benefits for both employees and organizations, including identifying knowledge gaps, improving employee performance, increasing job satisfaction, reducing employee turnover, improving organizational performance, and being cost-effective. And it recommended that, employees should be provided with more training programs so as to let the level of employee performance increase more and more for the betterment of the district council. Keywords: Training Needs Assessments, Key Performance Metrics, Working Capability, Employees’ Performance

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