TY - JOUR T1 - Training as a Determinant of Employee Retention at a South African Higher Learning Setting AU - Ngirande, H. AU - Choeni, P. JO - The Social Sciences VL - 13 IS - 7 SP - 1245 EP - 1251 PY - 2018 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2018.1245.1251 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2018.1245.1251 KW - Training KW -employee retention KW -academic staff KW -higher education institutions KW -employee KW -quantitative AB - High labour turnover in organisations has significantly posed some problems. This is observed, especially when highly skilled employees leave organisations in pursuit of so called greener pastures which in turn creates a knowledge gap in most organisations. The study investigated the influence of training as a determinant of employee retention among academic staff members at a selected higher learning institution in South Africa. The study employed a quantitative research approach and questionnaires were used to collect data. The sample comprised of 129 academic staff members and the data was analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics. Research findings revealed that there is a relationship between training and employee retention but there is no significant mean difference on the employee intention to leave on the basis of their age. ER -