This study is aimed at determining the effect of training on employee performance under the mediating role of work motivation in the banking sector in Ghaziabad. A survey was used in this study for a sample size of 100 and methodology used is quantitative research technique. Self-administered Questionnaires were used in this survey as instrument for data collection. The findings come from both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used as a tool to analyse the data. The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between training and employee performance, a positive relationship between training and work motivation and a positive relationship between work motivation and employee performance. In addition, the regression study found that work motivation is an overriding factor in the relationship between training and employee performance. By emphasizing the correlation between training and employee performance, as well as the mediating role of work motivation, this research will also contribute to the current theories used in this study that support the findings of this study. The validity and reliability of this research would help future researchers and practitioners in investigating and explaining employee performance in the banking sector in Ghaziabad.

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Keywords: Pandemic, Training, Work Motivation, Employee Performance.