This study was carried out for the purpose of investigating the factors that contribute to
employees’ turnover at Private Education Institute in Tanzania where Eckernforde
Education Institute found in Tanga region was a case study. The population for the study
was 171 employees of the Eckernforde Education Institute. However, the sample size was
72 employees of whom 69 respondents were involved which is equal to 96% of the
targeted employees. This study employed a case study research design, random and
purposive samplings were used in the study. The data was collected using interview and
questionnaire techniques. The data were analyzed using simple statistics and coding. The
study revealed eight factors contributing to employees’ turnover at private education
institute in Tanzania. The factors are insufficient salaries, poor working conditions, lack
of employees’ recognition by the management, lack of opportunity for further training and
career development, poor leadership, lack of job security, lack of equity in compensations
and lack of incentive packages. The study came out with the following recommendations
for rescuing the problem, increase of employees salaries, improving working conditions,
management add some other allowances, provision of opportunity for training and career
development, ensuring job security, recognizing employees and use of proper
management style for employees. If these recommendations will be considered by human
recourse managers in Private Education Institutions in Tanzania will enable them to
reduce problem of employees turnover in their institutes.