Abstract:
Systematic employees‟ training plays a paramount role in equipping employees with the required knowledge, and skills
in order to remain competitive in the dynamic society whether in developing or in developed world. This research paper
is an outcome of a study that was conducted in Eldoret Municipal Council in Kenya and examined the various challenges
facing effective employees‟ training. A total of 200 respondents drawn from all the seven departments namely; t
Environment, Education, Social Services, Town Clerk, Treasury, Health, and Engineering Departments were considered
in the study. The study adopted the use of research instruments such as questionnaires, interview guide for Focus Group
Discussions (FGDs) and secondary information sources to supplement the primary data. The study established that the
major challenges facing effective employees‟ training included the lack of staff training policy In EMC, inadequate
budgetary allocation to employees training, loopholes in selecting trainees and undefined time for training, and
insignificant support to training by the EMC. Based on the findings, the authors recommended that a regularized formal
need assessment of the employees should be done in order to identify every employee‟s need in terms of skills and
knowledge. A training policy guiding EMC and all local authorities in Kenya should be formulated to guide municipal
departments in assessing their strength and weakness and thus be able to address the training gaps in time. Adequate
funds should be allocated by the municipal council and the ministry of local government for facilitating employees‟
training programmes. It is important that the municipal council increases their current financial allocation for training in
order to build the quality of its human resource. Finally, there is also the need to have a formal structure clearly outlining
the criteria in which trainees are identified and selected for training as this will eliminate biased selection based on
tribalism, „sex for training‟, bribery and „godfatherism‟.
