Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine factors affecting effective staff training programmes in the public
organization in Tanzania, a case study of TANESCO. Specifically, the study intends, to identify the current status of
staff training programmes, to identify the factors affecting effective staff training programmes and to find out how to
address the factors affecting effective staff training programmes. The study has come out due to other studies that
have been conducted show that it is important to conduct several training programmes to improve the performance
of the public organizations but they have not assessed well on how effectively different staff training programmes
are conducted successful. Therefore, this study was conducted to fill the gap. This study adopted case study research
design, utilizing a qualitative methods approach with a total sample of 52 employees of TANESCO Arusha. The
study revealed that majority of the respondents were aware about the current status of TANESSCO and factors
affecting effective staff training programmes. Similarly, the factors such as Annual Training Budget, motivation to
Training, official responsibility, clarity, a Learning Culture, resources, Training Needs Assessments and Selection
Procedures were the main hindrances towards effective staff training programmes at TANESCO. The study
recommended there should be a clear policy for selecting staff for Training which is known to all employees and
make them part and parcel of the programmes also the Management must consider all employees to have equal
chances and rights for training.
