Human resource development practices and lecturers job performance in the College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University.

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between human resource development practices (employee training, career development and career counseling) and lecturers’ job performance in the College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University. The study was guided by three objectives which included examining the relationship between (i) employee training, (ii) career development and (iii) career counseling and lecturers job performance in the said College. A co-relational research design guided the study using a quantitative research approach. A sample of 71 respondents participated in the study. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data. Pearson’s Linear Correlational Coefficient (r) was used to determine the magnitude and significance of the relationship between variables. The findings were (i) there is a positive relationship between (i) employee training, (ii) career development, (iii) career counseling and job performance. Conclusions were that there was a positive correlation between (i) employee training, (ii) career development, (iii) career counseling and job performance. Recommendations that were made included; College administrators should provide training opportunities to their employees to improve on job performance, (ii) University managers should create conducive career development plan as a way of improving lecturers’ job performance and (iii) University managers and administrators should counsel their lecturers to improve job performance.