AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING AND UTILIZATION IN THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF UNN)

ABSTRACT
The study focused on the assessment of strategies for effective human resources training and utilization in the Nigerian public organization. As a strategic as well as operational activity of the human resources management that has been for long denied adequate attention, the researcher used four specific objectives to capture the over all objective of the study. The relevance of the study lies on the fact that it among other things explored the areas of strength and weaknesses in the strategies currently employed by most public organization, and equally proffered a viable solution. Using a simple random sampling technique, seven faculties in the University of Nigeria, with a sum total of one hundred staff was adopted as our population of study. The researcher adopted the questionnaire as an instrument for data collection and the data was analysed using simple percentage and frequency for easy comprehension. As a corollary of the analysis, the study revealed that the current study leave policy does not enhance training and utilization, that most of the trained staff are not utilized due to incongruence between the acquired skills and the organizational need, lack of funds for training purpose and managerial attitudes all negates effective Human Resources training and utilization. The study finally recommends the establishment of manpower training programme policy which should stipulate the criteria for training , provision of funds and performance appraisal before embarking on training to establish congruence between the organizational need and the training to be acquired which will ultimately lead to utilization of the trained staff.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title pagei

Certification ii

Approval pageiii

Dedicationiv

Acknowledgementv

Abstractvi

Table of contentsvii

List of table ix

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction1

1.1Background to the Study 1

1.2Statement of the Problem 5

1.3Research Questions 11

1.4Objectives of the Study 11

1.5Significance of the Study 12

1.6Operationalization of Key Concept 13

1.7Scope and Limitations of the Study 14

CHAPTER TWO

Literature Review and Background Information 16

2.1The Concept of Human Resources Training16

2.1.1Learning and Learning Theory23

2.1.2Learning and Training 27

2.1.3The Concept of Human Resources Utilization 27

2.1.4Constraints to Effective Human Resources Utilization  30

2.1.5Training and Utilization as a Tool for Motivation in an Organization 34

2.2Research Hypothesis 35

2.3Theoretical Framework 35

2.4Background Information of University Of Nigeria 39

CHAPTER THREE 

3.0Research Methodology and Background Information of the Study45

3.1Study Design 45

3.2Population of the Study 46

3.3Sample and Sampling Technique 46

3.4Instrument of Data Collection 46

3.5Validation of Instrument 47

3.6Reliability of the Instrument 47

3.7Administration of the Instrument 48

3.8Methods of Data Analysis 48

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1Data Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation 49

4.2Test of Hypotheses 62

4.3Findings 65

4.4Discussions of Findings 66

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation 69

Conclusion 70

Recommendation 71

Reference/Bibliography 

Appendix