ROLE OF RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCEDURES IN PROMOTING REMOTE LEARNING: A CASE OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN NAIROBI METROPOLIS

Abstract

HR functions need to evolve and adapt to changing trends in remote work and learning. This may involve updating recruitment and selection policies to align with the evolving needs of a remote workforce. Updating recruitment and selection policies is critical in ensuring that organization gain competitive edge. With ever increasing demand for remote learning in higher learning institutions, the essence of recruitment and selection in promoting work culture that appreciate e-learning mode can never be under estimated. The main objective of the study was to determine whether recruitment and selection procedures promote the implementation of remote learning by public universities in Nairobi metropolis. This study was anchored on resource-based view theory.  The study targeted public universities in Kenya that are located within Nairobi metropolis. Census and simple random sampling methods were used to select administration and HR registrar, Academic Affairs registrar and lecturers tutoring online classes respectively. From the 29 public universities in Kenya, the study sampled 8 Universities from which the respondents were sampled from. The unit of analysis included university registrars and lecturers tutoring online-classes. The study sampled 44 respondents who took part in this study. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation), correlation and regression. The results showed that recruitment and selection had a significant effect on implementation of remote (Beta coefficient: 0.333, Sig-value 0.009). The study concludes that recruitment and selection has an effect on implementation of remote learning. it is therefore important for the public universities in Nairobi metropolis, through the HR department, to strictly adhere to university recruitment and selection policies so that they higher the lecturers with requisite skills and knowledge needed in promoting remote learning.