Abstract:
Human resource management is a significant organizational component as it
provides for viewpoints, ideals and characteristics of an organization’s life, and
when appropriately managed, these human characteristics can be considerably
advantageous to an organization. As such, effective recruitment becomes a crucial
component underpinning human resource management’s foundational operations,
which encompass acquisition, development and rewarding employees. This study
sought to establish the factors affecting staff recruitment in Vocational Training
Centres within Kiambu County in Kenya, with human resource planning and job
analysis being the variables under investigation. The theories anchoring this study
are; institutional theory and the resource-based view theory. Descriptive survey
approach was used and a census was carried out involving the top management and
heads of departments of the institutions. Data was collected using standardized
questionnaires used and thereafter analysis was conducted both quantitatively and
qualitatively. Descriptive and inferential analysis was done using Statistical Package
for Social Sciences. Results showed that human resource planning was crucial in
achieving the laid-out organizational goals. Job analysis was found to communicate
the purpose, level of responsibility and scope of the job to potential applicants.
Elaborate plans were put in place to nurture and develop employees to enhance their
knowledge and skills through reskilling courses, workshops and seminars. With
many of them transitioning from craftwork to the classroom, along with the
upscaling of credentials to encompass Competence-Based Education, the centres,
along with the goodwill of TVETA has created an enabling environment for
employees to advance in knowledge and diversify their skillset. The calculated pvalue ANOVA score was 0.000 for human resource planning and job analysis. With
the critical scores being less than 0.005, it was concluded that the two variables were
significant in determining recruitment decisions by vocational training centres.
