Abstract:
The capability of any organization greatly lies in the competence of its workforce that makes up the strength
of the organization. The efficient and effective performance of the workforce in turn, rest on the resource
endowment of the human resource in terms of the knowledge, skills and abilities possessed by the
workforce. This study examines the effect of capacity building on employees’ performance in (SFH) Society
for Family Health in Abuja, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to explore the effect of mentoring, on the-job training, off-the-job-training and employee orientation on employee performance in (SFH) Society
for Family Health in Abuja, Nigeria. The study employed a survey research design and the population
comprised of 1128 employees of Society for Family Health in Abuja, Nigeria. With the use of Taro Yamane
formula, the sample size of total of 325 was obtained while 301 responses were valid for analysis. Primary
data was collected through the use of survey questionnaire. Data was analysed with the use of correlation
and regression analysis. The findings show that; mentoring has positive but insignificant effect while on the-Job training, off-the-job training and employee orientation has positive and significant effect on
employees’ performance. It was therefore, recommended that, the management of Society for Family
Health in Abuja, Nigeria should embrace mentoring as a strategy to raise junior employees to occupy top
management positions as this will create organizational harmony and sustainable growth.
