EFFECTS OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: A CASE OF NATIONAL CEREALS AND PRODUCE BOARD
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Career development often used to close the gap between current performances and expected future performance. Many employees in the public sector have trained but they have remained stagnant with little evidence of career advancement. The work performance of public sector workers in Kenya has been a major concern to the Kenyan government, civil society, development partners and the people of Kenya. The prevailing situation at the work place has been one of low work performance and poor service delivery. The poor work performance has led to the decline in service delivery in the public sector. This study sought to determine the effects of career development on employee performance in the public sector with reference to National Cereals and Produce Board. The study adopted a descriptive survey. The population for this study were the employees of National Cereals & Produce Board head office in Nairobi. There were a total of 200 employees in National Cereals & Produce Board head office in Nairobi. Sampling frame was the list of employees working in all levels of management. Stratified random sampling was applied to select 100 respondents as the sample size. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. Data collected was tabulated and analysed using SPSS version 20 software. The study revealed that on job training influences the performance of an employee by expansion of key competencies, job specification, leads to motivation, reduces intimidation, provides additional skills knowledge and capabilities and employees are able to network. The study revealed that career mentoring affects employee performance by: counselling and supports learners and helps them to develop their own approach and solutions to problems.
Key Words: Training, Career Mentoring, Employee Performance, Career Development, National Cereal and Produce Board
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