Performance Appraisal System in Takoradi Polytechnic

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the current performance appraisal system (PAS) used at Takoradi Polytechnic. Specifically, the study was designed to find out the practice and nature of PAS in the Takoradi Polytechnic and establish the extent of staff awareness and understanding of the PAS. The descriptive survey design was used for the study and it involved survey of employees’ views on the issues, situations and processes. The study was conducted in the Takoradi Polytechnic with a sample size of 116 elements made up of both appraisers and appraises. Questionnaires and an interview guide were the instruments used to address the research questions. Statistical Package for Service Solution (SPSS version 21) was employed to examine the results. The respondents established their consciousness of the performance appraisal system in Takoradi Polytechnic and indicated further that their immediate superiors as appraisers of the performance. The performance appraisal system practiced in Takoradi Polytechnic for all staff is done once a staff serves the probation period of one year then the staff is confirmed or not. The study also revealed that majority of staff have not received training or orientation on how PA is conducted in the Polytechnic, for that matter both appraisers and appraisees required training to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

Keywords: Performance Appraisal System, Appraisers, Appraisees, Takoradi Polytechnic