A STUDY ON IMPACT OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

Training constitutes a basic concept in human resource development. It is concerned with developing a particular skill to a desired standard by instruction and practice. Every organization should provide training to all the employees irrespective of their qualifications and skills.The purpose of my study was to investigate the impact of training and development on the performance of employees at Indian Telecom Industries, Kanjikode, Palakkad. The study was conducted on the basis of a hypotheses that Ho: There is no relationship between training & development on employee performance no relationships between variables, here H1: There exists a positive relationship between Training & development on the performance of employees. Descriptive mode is used as research design for the study and the relevant data was collected through a well-structured questionnaire. The population size considered for the study was 253 employees which constituted 50% of the total target population of 900 people in different branches of Indian Telecom Industries. The sample size was selected by calculating using sample calculator application and the sample to be considered was 50 employees.50 questionnaires were distributed to employees during their work and 50 responses were received from different employees selected through simple random sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The statistical tools used such as Chi square, reliability analysis, regression, ANOVA, weighted average and percentage ANOVA was aligned with the objectives of the study. A significance level of 0.05 was selected in different data analysis calculations. The study concludes by realising that training and development plays a crucial role on the performance of employees, effective training programs and establishment leads to increased productivity of employees and ineffective training leads to lack of skill among employees.