Abstract:
Employee training and development are considered critical when it comes to employee efficiency, effectiveness
and productivity. The proposition of this paper was that employee training and development could ensure
efficiency and effectiveness in university administration. The paper focused on the benefits of training and
development, and training methods. It also buttressed some training and development programmes in Ghanaian
universities. The paper concluded that the success of every organization, including universities, depends heavily
on quality human resources. It therefore follows that there is the need for universities in Ghana to ensure that
programmes designed for training and development are holistic in nature to equip employees with the requisite
knowledge, attitude, skills and experience for job effectiveness. It is thus recommended that management of
universities, especially those in Ghana should make training and development programmes a continuous activity
to maintain and appraise employees’ skill levels, and motivate them to grow and improve professionally.
