Dr. Wilfred I. Ukpere

Efficacy of Training and Development at a Higher Institution in Namibia: Training and Development at Polytechnic of Namibia Dr. Wilfred I. Ukpere

Policies adopted by tertiary educational institutions play a key role in determining the future of an institution. When they are applied and monitored well, most of these policies bear positive results for the institution. Therefore, assessing the PoN policy and practices are imperative. The HR Code is a policy document of the PoN. The main objective of the study was to establish the effectiveness of the HR Code: SDT. The study intent to achieved the following objectives: establish the motivating factors of drafting the HR Code: SDT, and to analyse the weaknesses in order to trace whether the staff development is linked to the strategic goals of the PoN in order to assist the institution in retaining their staff as it prepares itself to become a university of technology that would need more and better qualified staff.