Abstract:
Organizational performance is important in justifying its existence and resources allocation. To
enhance performance, Strategic direction has been identified has useful in promoting organizational
performance. For Technical Training Institutions to achieve their core mandate in human resource
training, the Government has emphasized on their development and implementation of strategic
plans. Technical Training institutions have been operating with strategic plans for at least the last
ten years; however no systematic study has been carried out to investigate the influence of these
strategic plans on the performance of the institutions. The current study sought to investigate the
effects of the strategic direction on performance in respect to enrolment, resources, quality and
efficiency. The study used the cross sectional descriptive survey research design. Questionnaires
were used for data collection. Instruments were tested for reliability by use of the cronbach’s alpha
and a correlation coefficient of 0.75 was obtained. Validity of instruments was ensured by use of
peer reviewers and research experts. The researcher personally administered the instruments; this
helped in realizing a high return rate. Data was analyzed by use of both descriptive and inferential
statistics including frequencies, percentages, means and the regression analyses and presented by
use of tables and figures. The study established that the strategic direction had significant influence
on the performance of technical training institutions. The introduction of the government policy has
a moderating variable improved the model on organizational direction. The researcher recommends
the alignment of the institutional philosophy, priorities, innovations and collaborations to the
institutional strategic direction which could improve the performance of Technical Training
Institutions.
