ABSTRACT

The study was a research on effect of on-the-job training on employee performance {A udy of Nigeria Bottling Company Plc, Port-Harcourt). The objectives of the study were > analyze the relationship between on-the-job training and employee satisfaction; ·scertain the relationship between on-the-job training and employee performance> and letermine the effect of on --the-job training . A well-structured questionnaire was used to ollect primary data for the study which were later analyzed using multiple regressions. After the analysis, the study concluded that year of experience of the workers was )'ignificant at 5% and positively contributed to the organizational growth. This implies that increase in the workers experience leads to increase in organizational growth which may come from increase in workers output. Educational level was also at I% positively affects organizational growth. These two criteria have explained the finding that the workers in the organization have the required years of experience and educational attainment but at the minimum. In the same dimension, skill level, remuneration, job satisfaction and employee output were also significant at 1 % respectively. This indicates that despite the low level of education and lack of experience, the workers are significantly productive. However, training cost was negatively significant; which indicates that training cost expenditure on the respondents though may affect the employ!e outpu_t and- productivity adversely. This may be as a result of human capital budget that is at the side for employee training. However, the recommendations were that the firm should try all her best to retain her workers and should avoid employees turn over; which is the rate at'which workers leave the firm. This will positively contribute to i the organizational growth, Educational level and remuneration of the workers should be ,) upgraded. This is because; the workers in the organization have the required years of f experience and educational but at the minimum. In the same dimension, job satisfaction ! and employee output should be revisited.. This is because despite the low level of j education and lack of experience, the workers are significantly productive. However, .f training cost should be revised because training cost expenditure on the respondents ~ ~ though may affect the employee output and productivity adversely. This may be as a { .result of human capital budget that is at the high side for employee training .. ) f Keywords: On-the-job training, employee performance, employee satisfaction.