Training and Development Impact on Employee Performance and Organizational Development Srirekha Ganji1, Dr. Rao Y. Venkateswara2 1Assistant Professor, Department of MBA, Mallareddy Engineering College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 2Professor, Department of MBA, Mallareddy Engineering College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Online published on 8 December, 2017. Abstract The research was intended to determine the role and impact of training on employees with emphasis on the lower, middle and high level workforce and the administrators, who were randomly selected. The study assessed the training and development process of every organization and whether training has improved employee performance and Organizational Development. When employees are trying to reach their intention it leads to organizational mission and objectives. The excellence of Human Capital Management is an advantage to any organization and as a result Training has become an issue that has to be faced by every organization. The amount, and quality service of training and development programs carried out varies extremely from organization to organization due to some internal and external factors such as the degree of external change, for instance, new markets or new processes, the adaptability of existing workforce and importantly the extent to which the organization supports the idea of internal career development, socio-economical, cultural and technological factors. Most organizations meet their needs for training in an expected way whiles others set about identifying their training needs, then design training activities in a rational manner and finally assess the results of training. This study, therefore, sought to determine the impact of Training and Development on private organizations using Sure Minds Solutions Pvt Ltd as a case study. The research was intended to determine the role and impact of training on employees with emphasis on the lower, middle level workforce and the administrators of SMSL, who were randomly selected. The study assessed the training and development process of SMSL and whether training has improved employee performance. A questionnaire was designed using structured questions to collect primary data from employees of SMSL. Personal interviews were held with some management staff of the organization. The results indicated that SMSL's employees were not well informed about training and development programmes in the organization. Most of the employees were of the view that training and development were effective tools for both personal and organizational success. The findings revealed that training practices, methods and activities at SMSL are not in line with the best practices regarding the planned and systematic nature of the training process as is generally known. It was recommended among other things, that the processes involved in training be duly followed, SMSL should help its staff identify their career paths and to guide them in the pursuit of higher education. Top Keywords Training, SMSL, Employee Growth. Top |