Employee Perception to Training and Development

Training and development has become an essential and deliberate investment in human resource capital. It plays a distinct role in improving the overall performance of employees and profitability of an organization. Employees‟ perception of training and development activities creates a feeling of value (Social exchange), this creates a relationship and loyalty between the employees and the organization. This study was aimed at exploring the perception employees have toward the training and development program already provided by the organization and to investigate employees‟ satisfaction with training programs in their organizations. The research adopted a quantitative research method, 350 questionnaires were distributed to employees that have participated in training activities in the Nigerian banking sector with a remarkable response rate. Analysis was done using IBM SPSS software, reliability test was carried out and factor analysis. Results indicate that they exist strong relationship between employees‟ job satisfaction and overall satisfaction with the amount of training received. Employees‟ value training activities if they believe it will increase their ability to carry out their tasks, this also increases satisfaction and motivation of the employees. Keywords: training, development, employee, perception, satisfaction