Staff Training Needs Assessment for Development of Employees at Alternative Learning and Adult Education and Vocational Training, Zanzibar
Mashavu Ahmada Fakih *
Ministry of Education and Vocational Trainings, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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Abstract
The study's major goal was to look at the Department of Alternative Learning and Adult Education in Zanzibar's staff training needs assessment for employee development. This research was carried out in the Urban Western Region, at the Department of Alternative Learning in Stone Town, Unguja. The survey included 132 Zanzibar's Department of Alternative Learning and Adult Education employees. A case study design was employed to enable the researcher to concentrate on gathering enough information in the Department of Alternative Learning and Adult Education. Collected data from questionnaires were analyzed through descriptive design to provide a deep understanding of the phenomena through frequency tables, while interviews data were analyzed through thematic analysis. This study shows that all of the factors used for TNAs, such as training, sponsorship, time, and strategic planning, encourage the development of TNAs and staff performance. 45.2 percent of respondents strongly agreed that strategic planning promotes TNA and helps to improve employee performance. In the second objective, various TNA procedures were found to be friendly and familiar to the majority of employees; 57.3 percent of respondents strongly agreed that providing an incentive induction program is a foundation of TNA and employee performance, while several benefits were discovered within the department after an assessment of their training needs, such as career development or future orientation. Moreover, the study revealed that (55.6%) of respondents strongly agreed that TNA is capable enough to enhance the succession plan and staff performance at the department. The study recommended that the government assist the Department of Alternative Learning and Adult Education with budget revisions, employment, sponsorship, and the provision of a training needs assessment specialist who can advise the department on how to reform TNA activity, as well as the development of a comprehensive strategic plan for the effective implementation of identified programs.
Keywords: Alternative learning, adult education, vocational training, employee development