ABSTRACT

The study was an investigation on the influence of training on the employee's performance

where the specific objectives of the sturdy were to determine the effect of training to the

performance of employees in cane Uganda ltd, determine the reasons for training the employees

at cane Uganda Itel, determine the problems faced by cane Uganda ltd in training its employees

The study employed cross sectional research and it used both qualitative and quantitative

methods of research. Cross sectional studies provided a "snapshot" of the frequency and

characteristics of an aspect in a population at a particular point in time. A cross-sectional study

here was the simplest variety of descriptive or observational epidemiology that was conducted on

representative samples of a population.

Descriptive design was used in this study and one hundred fifty ( 150) respondents were drawn

from cane Uganda Itel using purposive sampling. However. employees were selected at random

method and those who were willing to participate took part in the study and were given

questionnaires to fill them and interviewed to the administrators of cane Uganda ltd. The

findings of the study found that training affects the performance of employees and the

management should do what is needed to improve the training of its employees so that it can

make their work more enjoyable.

It is evident that training of employees was not only helpful to employees but also generated a

strong relationship in relation to job performance and development of employees. Consequently.

it promotes productivity of employees. Therefore. a number of recommendation given are to

redress challenges faced in employee training and development including; the need to ensure

motivational factors. conduct performance appraisal. develop policy guidelines for employees

training at the company.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................ i

APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................ iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................. vi

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ ix

LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... x

CHAPTER ONE .......................................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1

1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. I

1.1 Background of the study .......................................................................................................... 2

1.2 Problem Statement ................................................................................................................... 4

1.3 General Objective .................................................................................................................... 5

1.3.1 Specific Objectives of the study ............................................................................................ 5

1.4 Research questions ................................................................................................................... 5

1.5 Scope of the study .................................................................................................................... 5

1.5. I Geographical Scope: ............................................................................................................. 5

1.5.2 Content Scope: ...................................................................................................................... 6

1.5.3 Time scope: ........................................................................................................................... 6

1.6 Significance of the Study ......................................................................................................... 6

I. 7 Conceptual frame work ............................................................................................................ 7

CHAPTER TWO ......................................................................................................................... 8

LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................ 8

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2.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 8

2. I Training .................................................................................................................................... 8

2.2 Effect of training o the performance of employees .................................................................. 9

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................... 16

METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 16

3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 16

3.1 Research Design ..................................................................................................................... 16

3.2 Area of the Study ................................................................................................................... 16

3.3 Study Population .................................................................................................................... 17

3.4 Sampling Techniques ............................................................................................................. 18

3.5 Data Collection methods ........................................................................................................ 18

3.6 Sources of data ....................................................................................................................... 18

3. 6.1 Prima,y Data ...................................................................................................................... 19

3. 6. 2 Seco11dmJ1 Data ................................................................................................................... 19

3. 7 Validity and Reliability of the study ...................................................................................... 19

3.8 Data analysis .......................................................................................................................... 20

3. 9 Ethical considerations ............................................................................................................ 20

3.10 Limitations ........................................................................................................................... 20

CHAPTER FOUR ...................................................................................................................... 21

DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS ......... 21

4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 21

4.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents .......................................................................... 21

4.1. l Gender of respondents ........................................................................................................ 21

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4.1.2 Age distribution of respondents .......................................................................................... 22

4.1.3 Academic Qualifications of respondents ............................................................................ 22

4.2 effect of training on the performance of employees in cane Uganda ltd ............................... 23

4.2.1 Effect of raining to the performance of employees in cane Uganda ltd ............................. 23

4.2.2 Effect of training to the performance of employees in cane Uganda ltd ............................ 24

4.3 Reasons for training employees in cane Uganda ltd .............................................................. 25

4.3.1 Reasons for training employees l cane Uganda ltd ............................................................. 27

4.4 problems face by cane Uganda ltd in training employees ...................................................... 28

4.4.1 .problems that cane Uganda face in training employees ..................................................... 29

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................ 32

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................... 32

AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTHER STUDY ...................................................................... 32

5.0 lntroduction ............................................................................................................................ 32

5.1 Summary of the findings ........................................................................................................ 32

5.1.1. The impact of training to the performance of employees in cane Uganda ltd ................... 32

5.1.2 Reasons for training employees in cane Uganda Itel ........................................................... 32

5.2 Problems faced by cane Uganda ltd face in training employees ............................................ 32

5.3 Recommendations .................................................................................................................. 32

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 33

APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................ 36

APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR EMPLOYEES ..................................................... 36

APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS ............ .40

APPENDIX C: RESEARCH PLAN ......................................................................................... 41

APPENDIX D: BUDGET .......................................................................................................... 42