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Isaacs, Albert Tembe, Sindi P 2025-08-27T07:53:23Z 2025-08-27T07:53:23Z 2019 http://hdl.handle.net/11070/4090 A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (Management Strategy) Employee training is a fundamental tool for the achievement of an organisation's expected results. Through training, the entire workforce of an organisation is able to be aligned and reaffirmed to the goals and objectives in pursuance of its strategic position. This study assessed the impact of training on human resource performance in the Government of Swaziland. The study adopted a mixed method in nature which was a compliment between qualitative and quantitative research approaches in nature and it involved a population of Human Resource personnel that represented six Ministries namely: Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, Commerce and Trade, Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Home Affairs, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, as well as the Ministry of Finance. The study sampled 30 participants who were selected using the simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed with Microsoft Excel which gave the findings of the study in the form of bar graphs. The study focused on the assessment of three objectives namely: the exploration of the benefits of training on human resource performance at a work place, the identification of the effectiveness ofhuman resource training methods, as well as the determination of the factors influencing successful human resource training at the work place. The resu1ts of the fmdings indicated that as in the context of the Swaziland Government, source of skill development was the highest variable among the benefits of training that influenced effective employee performance. The study also indicated that mentorship and coaching were the most common forms of on the job training used while vestibule and lecturing or conference training were the most commonly used off-the-job training tools that brought about higher employee performance at the place of work. The final aspect that was considered in the study was the factors that influence effective employee training and performance at the work place. These were identified as: leadership style as well as modernisation and technological use en University of Namibia Human resource performance Training Government of Swaziland University of Namibia Namibia An investigation into the impact of training on human resources performance in the Government of Swaziland Thesisopen.access