Assessing the Effectiveness of Employee Training Programmes

Abstract

Training and development remain among the most consequential levers through which organisations convert human-capital investment into performance. This study examines the perceived effectiveness of employee training programmes and the extent to which training that meets expectations, high-quality training content, and trainer performance are associated with post-training productivity. A descriptive, cross-sectional survey design was adopted, and primary data were gathered from 122 employees who had attended organisational training, using a structured questionnaire anchored on a five-point Likert scale. Responses were analysed through percentage analysis, Pearson correlation, ordinary least squares regression, and analysis of variance. Descriptive results show strongly favourable perceptions: 86.1% of respondents felt training objectives were communicated clearly or very clearly, and 89.4% rated the structure and organisation of the programme as good or excellent. Correlation analysis reveals very strong positive associations among the training constructs and perceived productivity (r > 0.98). A regression estimated on aggregated construct means explains a high share of variance (R² = 0.99) but does not reach conventional statistical significance (F = 42.29, p = 0.112) owing to the small number of aggregated observations, a limitation we discuss transparently. The findings reinforce a coherent narrative in which content relevance and trainer competence co-move with employee productivity, and they align with contemporary evidence that engagement- and analytics-oriented human-resource practices strengthen training returns. The study offers practical guidance for designing, delivering, and evaluating training, and recommends larger individual-level samples and behaviour-based outcome measures in future work.