THE ROLE OF MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN THE FACILITATION OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The effect of training and development on organizational attainment is a concept that looks into the organisation with the view to ascertain the essence of training programmes. Does it really make sense to the organisstion what are the benefits derive by the employee those are the facts the research wants find out in view of the above, the research gathered the training and development contribute immensely to the growth and development of the organisation. Also that training is the life-wire of any organisation that wants to survive in long-run organisation that neglect training and development will not excel becaus there is no innovation. Training and development enhance increase in productivity because it enables workers to utilize their potentials which leads to efficient use of skills that increase output. Training and development widening the scope and the breath of employee’s knowledge which helps inject new innovations and new idea to the organisation. Lastly, the researcher arrived at a conclusion based on the findings and made necessary recommendation on how training and development can be improved. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page

i Declaration

ii Approval page

iii Dedication

iv Acknowledgement

v Abstract

vii Table of Contents

1.1 Background of the study

11.2 Statement of the Problem  

31.3 Objective of the study

41.4 Statement of the Hypothesis

61.6 Scope of the study

71.7 Limitation of the study

71.8 Historical background of the case study

81.9 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO

2.0  LITERATURE REVIEW

142.1 The meaning of training and development

– 172.2 Importance of training and development

172.3 Purpose of training and development

182.4 Method of training and development

192.5 Limitation of training and development

3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

283.1 Research design

28 3.2 Population

28 3.3 Sample size and sampling

283.4 Method of gathering data

293.5 Method of data analysis

303.7 Justification of instrument used

31
CHAPTER FOUR:

 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Presentation of Data – – – – –

344.3 Test of hypothesis – – – – – – 43
CHAPTER FIVE 

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION

RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Summary of findings

495.2 Conclusion

525.3 Recommendation

54References

57 Appendices

58   INTRODUCTION

The attainment of organizational goals depend largely on the effort of its’ human resources. No organization survive without the effort of manpower, that why management of any organization must recognize human element as the most vital ingredient that sustain the growth and long survival of the organization. For a sustainable development and continuous increase in productivity, the management must actively be up and doing in manpower training and development programmed because training bridge the gap between the actual performance and expected performance.
Training is the planned and conscious effort towards improving skill and attitude to increase organizational productivity. Apart from  increasing productivity, it prepares employee for higher position and when faced with complex task, it keep employees at rest. As organization expand so the management become complex which call for the need for manpower training for effective and efficient running of the organization. Employee needs a constant training to withstand technological changes. Training deals with factual and relatively nervous or structured learning material having immediate job reference to programmed for fewer ranking employee while development is strictly meant for manager.
Management development therefore implies, attempt to improve managerial performance effectiveness through impacting knowledge for the purpose of organizational performance. Some managers are develop organization wide to identify managerial potentials or superior candidate with the view of widen the breath of experience (knowledge and attitude). Some are develop to enable them ripe for promotion and withstand complex task. Manpower training and development as a policy in an organization involved given the required training and impacting the needed knowledge to improve the employee performance which is gear towards increasing productivity. Other objective of training programme is avoidance of personnel obsolesce, a constant damage  in highly competitive and changing business environment above all, training and development is the life wire of any organization that wishers to grow because no one knows except is been taught so for that organization must embrace training.