M53 - Personnel Economics: TrainingReturn

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of E-training on the performance of employees in SMEs amid COVID-19. The article identifies how SMEs have carried out the training and development functions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study establishes a scientific base for e-training and employee performance and lays the foundation for empirical research in the area of e-training and development. The study adopted quantitative approach in achieving the objective of the study. With regards to data collection, the study conducted a survey to collect data from the employees of the various SMEs. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were carried out to achieve the research objective. The data was analysed descriptively and interpretation was done using frequencies. In addition to that, correlation and regression was also carried out to determine the nature of effect and relationship between E-training and performance of employees. The findings revealed that, there is a significant relationship between E-training infrastructure and E-training methods and performance of employees. The findings revealed some challenges employees encountered with the e-training. These includes: lack of awareness amongst SMEs, low adoption rate, bandwidth and connectivity limitations, computer illiteracy, lack of quality E-learning content, requires substantial investment not only at the development and implementation phase, but also the subsequent maintenance. The study concludes that when SMEs are able to increase the performance of their employees through training, they continue to remain competitive in the marketplace.

Entrepreneurship Education has emerged as an area of research. However, despite the substantial growth in these impact studies over recent years, the empirical findings remain mixed, conflicting and inconclusive. Moreover, when career outcomes are addressed in impact studies, the focus is on entrepreneurship as a career, while Entrepreneurship Education (EE), broader career implications remain unexplored. The objectives of the study are to investigate the effects of Participation in Entrepreneurship Education on Career reflection and also to examine the effect of Students Intentions on Entrepreneurship and Intraprenuership. 110 copies of questionnaire were administered to the employees of Center for Entrepreneurship Studies of three Universities in Nigeria; they are (i) Center for Entrepreneurship Kwara State University Malete Nigeria (ii) Center for Entrepreneurship Lagos State University Nigeria (iii) Center for Entrepreneurship Ogun State University Nigeria to get primary data that treated and tested appropriate research questions and hypotheses accordingly. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation efficient and regression analysis was employed. The yamane formula was used to determine the sample size. The study found out that Participation in Entrepreneurship Education affect Career reflection and Students Intentions affect Entrepreneurship and Intraprenuership. The findings revealed that Entrepreneurship Education is career exploration intervention that enables career reflection on career choice and future work selves. When students take part in Entrepreneurship Education, it can potentially be a process of transformational learning. The study recommend Entrepreneurship Education as a career reflection, this impact will have implications for students' future careers. Consequently, Entrepreneurship Education has the potential to impact how students behave in their future careers and how they reflect upon these.