Influence of Training Needs Assessment on Performance of Small and Micro Enterprises in the Information and Communication Technology Sector in Nairobi City County, Kenya

Abstract

The objective of this study was to establish the extent to which training needs assessment influence performance of small and micro enterprises in the Information Communication Technology in Kenya. The study was based on training needs assessment theory. Descriptive research design was used to collect qualitative and quantitative data. The target population for this study was 273 small and micro enterprises in the Information Communication Technology sector that successfully received entrepreneurship training prior to the year 2012 under the Information Communication Technology Authority. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select 73 respondents. Descriptive statistics incorporated absolute percentages, frequencies, measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion; while inferential statistics was analyzed through correlation and regression analysis to establish the nature and magnitude of the relationships between the variables and tested the hypothesized relationships. The study established positive influence of training needs assessments and performance of small and micro enterprises in Information Communication Technology sector in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study recommends that trainers should conduct training needs assessments before conducting entrepreneurship trainings.

Keywords: Training needs assessment, Performance