The choice of studying e-training adoption in Nigerian civil service is not unconnected to the fact that public sector are not proactive to testing new technology, even though that could provide greater benefits (Akpodiete, 2012). The study of
e-training in Nigerian civil service is very important, as it will serve as another good example in the field of e-training study. To the best of our knowledge, no known study has examined the factors influencing the adoption of e-training for employees in the Nigerian civil service. Moreover, in the area of online training that is designed to help employees carry out their task efficiently, not much research work exist (Hardman and Robertson, 2012). Therefore, the present research filled this gap by explaining the role perceived cost, computer self-efficacy, technological infrastructure, Internet facilities,
power supply, organisational support, technical support and government support play in influencing the adoption of
e-training in the Nigerian civil service, using the technology acceptance model (TAM) as a base.