Influence of Workplace Environment on Participation of Female Civil Servants in In-Service Training

Abstract

In-service training is one of the ways of improving the skills of workers, yet 
many female civil servants do not participate in such training programmes. 
Researchers have tried to identify reasons for low participation of women 
in in-service training programme. However, despite the importance of 
physical, psychological and sociological conditions of workplace 
environment and tendency of going for in-service training, there is dearth 
of information on how workplace environment explains this phenomenon. 
This study therefore examined the extent to which workplace environment 
influences participation of female civil servants in in-service training. 
Survey design was adopted. Purposive sampling was used to select female 
civil servants who had participated in in-service training programme. 
Instrument for data collection was validated, and the Cronbach Alpha 
reliability coefficient was r = 0.91. The data was analysed using 
descriptive statistics and multiple regression. The result showed that 
workplace environment did not correlate significantly with women 
participation in in-service training ? = 0.024, t (1026) = 0.76, p = 0.05. 
There should be cordial workplace environment which will encourage the 
females to participate in in-service training programme.