A study on relationship between employee engagement and training and development

In today’s competitive world, it has become highly significant for organizations to connect and engage with employees to provide them with organizational identity. Employees are said to be engaged when their employers meet their basic needs, provide meaningful growth opportunities and also foster a sense of belongingness. Past studies have revealed that the quality of training and learning opportunities really influence the engagement of employees at workplace. Managerial practitioners and consultants are also putting efforts to improve the employee engagement through effective training and development programs. Employee training and development thus plays a key role in enhancing the loyalty and employee engagement. The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between employee engagement and training among banking sector employees in the Jalandhar region of Punjab. The sample size for the study included 100 banking sector employees. Data was collected from employees in the banking sector through administration of suitably designed questionnaires. Correlation coefficient was calculated between training efforts and the employee engagement levels. Findings indicate that there exists a strong positive correlation between employee engagement and training and development among the banking sector employees. The findings of the study suggested that-human resource manager could consider training as an important instrument for enhancing the engagement of the employees in the organization.