Authors: Mansi Mishra
Abstract: Employee retention has become an important concern for organisations because employee turnover can increase recruitment costs, disrupt organisational continuity, and lead to the loss of knowledge and experience. Training and development can influence employees’ perceptions of organisational support by providing opportunities to acquire skills, improve performance, and develop their careers. This research paper examines the role of training and development in employee retention, with particular attention to the mediating role of employee satisfaction. The proposed study will examine whether access to relevant training, career development opportunities, learning support, and development programmes is associated with employee satisfaction and employees’ intention to remain with their organisations. A quantitative research design is proposed, using a structured questionnaire administered to employees from different organisations. The data may be analysed using descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, correlation, regression, and mediation analysis. The study is expected to contribute to human resource management literature by clarifying the relationship between development opportunities, employee satisfaction, and retention. It may also provide practical guidance to organisations seeking to design training and development practices that support employee retention.