IMPACT OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON JOB SATISFACTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STAFF PAKISTAN

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out the effects of few variables (training environment, course design, and quality of trainers, learning experience) on evaluating the satisfaction of faculty and staff at the university. In this study, a questionnaire survey of 30 items, conducted and distributed to (400) male and female staff in various universities. The questionnaire items are distributed among three main department’s instructors, who were selected through simple random sampling. The data was tested for reliability, analyzed using SPSS and results based on the study objectives. A confirmatory framework was established to examine the causal relationship between the research variables. The results show that there is a positive relationship between training and development practices and job satisfaction among the faculty and staff of educational institutions. The research not only provides empirical proof of the importance of training and development practices, but also has implications for management education institutions, that is, educational institutions should conduct appropriate training needs analysis to ensure that appropriate training and development practices are adopted Innovate the learning environment in the organization, and ultimately promote employee job satisfaction through appropriate skill development to promote the growth of individuals and organizations. As far as the author knows, this is the first ever study in Pakistan that explored the impact of training and development on three different departments i.e. technical, management and medical science among faculty. This project is the first to undergo detailed analysis to provide evidence of the causal impact of training on direct productivity measures