The Impact of Skill Development Training on Performance: An Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of skills development training on performance in terms of productivity and income level. This study formulated one hypothesis about the effect of skills development training on performance. The study is based on data that was collected through survey via convenient sampling method from the 207 female participants of the skills development training programs in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Statistical techniques including factor analysis and regression analysis were used respectively to identify first the factors structure and later on test the hypothesised relationship between the skills development training and performance. The results show that skills development-training programs enhance performance in terms of raising productivity and income level of the participants. This result is very promising and encouraging in the context of a developing country. The link between the skills development trainings and performance is under-researched in the context of Pakistan. Studies in particular that address the effects of the skills development trainings in women are lacking in the existing literature in the Pakistan. Given the large portion of population of female, it is very important to explore the implementation of skills development trainings in females and the resulting outcomes of these trainings. This study fills this gap and contributes to the existing literature on the relationship between skills development trainings and the performance outcomes. Finally, the study results provide inputs to the policymakers in devising the practical implications for the policy makers while formulating policies regarding skills development training programs and assessing the outcomes of these programs.

     Keywords: skills development training, performance, income level, productivity, survey; Pakistan