EFFECT OF STRATEGIC DETERMINANTS OF TRAINING ON TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Investments in the development of human capital is more concerned with the quantum of skills
transfer back to workplace to enhance training its effectiveness. Keeping this in view, this study
examined the effect of the determinants of training such as opportunity to perform and reward
system on training effectiveness. The extent of opportunity the employers give to the employee
to attend training and the application of training skills at work setting is central to achieving
training effectiveness. The reward system is often used to motivate trainee to attend training
programmes and the transfer of skills to work environment. The study distributes 319 survey
questionnaires to the non-academic and academic administrative staff of higher institutions in
Nigeria. The findings from PLS-SEM) software indicates that reward system has a significant
effect on training effectiveness. Also, the opportunity to perform significantly predicts training
effectiveness. The study implicates that opportunity to perform and reward systems contributes
to the attainment of training effectiveness in tertiary educational institutions. The study
recommends that management and stake holders need to provide the administrative staff with
more opportunities to practice the learned skills on the job; and to provide attractive rewards to
the administrative staff to boost their morale in transferring skills to the workplace. This will
motivate the administrative staff to render quality service to produce competent graduates
prepare for world work.