The Role of Information Communication Technologies in Training and Development of Employees in Zambian Organisations Status Analysis and Workplace E-Learning Prospects in Post Covid-19 Era
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Employee capacity development in workplaces is the cornerstone of performance and productivity in organisations. Therefore, organisations need to have training and development functions that support learning. Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic, effective performance of the training and development function requires putting in place approaches, systems, and tools that support e-learning. This entails utilising the capacity of ICTs to drive the training and development activities of an organisation. The study used a mixed research approach with a sample size of 209 respondents. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected to analyse the Zambia training and development environment from an ICT perspective before and after the Covid-19 crisis. Considering that 57% of respondents indicated that they did not have e-learning platforms and that 77% of respondents indicated that their training and development function was affected by COVID-19, the status analysis has therefore revealed that ICT supported training and development function is yet to mature and facilitate e-learning in workplaces. The paper concludes by recommending measures that can facilitate effective e-learning in workplaces beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.
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