Moderating Effect of Government Policy on the Relationship between Training Practices and Performance of Bachelor of Business Courses Graduates from TVETA Accredited Universities in Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore the moderating effect of government policy on the relationship between training practices and the performance of bachelor of business courses graduates from Technical Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) accredited universities in Kenya. The study was anchored on Human Capital Theory and Training Transfer Theory. The study adopted a descriptive cross section survey design. The unit of analysis was bachelor of business courses graduates from TVETA accredited universities in Kenya. Through snowballing of Industry Based Learning (IBL) reports from each of the six TVETA accredited universities. Through the graduates, their employers or managers, who were the unit of observation of the graduates’ performance was accessed. Purposive and systematic snowballing sampling techniques were used to draw a sample for the study. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and a Google form. The data was analyzed using multi-linear regression model. The statistical package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 27 was utilized to analyze the data. The findings of the study suggest that government policy moderates the relationship between training practices and performance graduates of bachelor of business courses graduates from TVETA accredited universities in Kenya. These results underscore the importance of supportive government policies in enhancing the performance of business courses graduates. The study recommends that governments have to formulate and implement policies that enhance employability of TVETA bachelor of business courses graduates in terms of employability rates, productivity rate, and intrapreneurship rate.

Keywords: Training practices, government policy, performance of graduates, TVETA accredited universities

DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/16-7-05

Publication date: September 30th 2024