Training and promotion in relation to commitment of academic staff in the College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University.

Abstract

The study purpose was to establish the relationship between training and promotion with commitment of academic staff in the College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University. The study was guided by three objectives; to establish the relationship between on job training, off job training and promotion with commitment of academic staff in the College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University. The study design was cross sectional survey, it was done among 125 academic staff and administrative staff who were purposively selected. The study used a self-administered questionnaire and interview guide as the main data collection instruments. The quantitative data was analyzed using frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. The objectives were tested using Pearson's correlation co-efficient technique. Qualitative data was analyzed using thematic method. The findings revealed a positive significant relationship between on job training, off job training, and promotion to commitment of academic staff in the College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University.

It was finally recommended that if commitment of academic staff was to be enhanced in College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University, The University Council and College of Education and External Studies’ administrators should; (i) provide monitoring, mentoring and guidance to academic staff, (ii) boost budget allocation towards off job training to alleviate personal facilitation of academic staff and motivate individuals to accept willingly this type of training, (iii) base on the promotion policy when promoting employees and make the promotion policy clear and familiar to the staff so as individual employees strive to get promoted.