ABSTRACT In 1998, Anglogold Ashanti limited set up the Management Training Centre (MTC) to train and develop its human resources to possess the right knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet current and future job demands. Hundreds of employees had undergone diverse programmes since its inception. However, no empirical work has been done to assess the effectiveness of the services provided by the centre. There was, therefore, the need to carry out a study on how the company trains and develop...
ABSTRACT A number of studies have been conducted regarding workload and have established some correlation between workload and health worker outcomes. The present study sort to examine the relationship between clinical workload and health worker (nurses, midwives and doctors) performance at the Ridge Hospital, using quality of output as indicator for performance. Specifically, the study sort to examine workload levels, examine factors influencing workload and test the relationship between cl...
ABSTRACT This study explored the influence Training and development (T&D) on employee performance within the Minerals Commission of Ghana by focusing on three regions. The specific objectives were to assess employee development policies of the Minerals Commission; to examine the forms of training with its perceived benefits at the commission; Examine the influence of T&D on the performance of employees and finally, to assess the challenges of training and development programmes at the Commis...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to investigate into the quota system of the Ghana Education Service in the Kumasi Metropolis. It sought to find out the views on teachers’ development towards the study leave in the Metro Education Directorate of GES, Kumasi. Five research questions guided the study which was grounded in the literature of study leave and the quota scheme system. Descriptive survey was employed for the study. Simple random sampling technique (table of random numbe...
ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to investigate the performance appraisal on employee productivity in the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). The population of the study is One hundred and thirty-five staff and One hundred were selected for the study. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select respondents for the study. Questionnaires were administered to employees at GMMB in Accra and Cape Coast. Result from the study revealed that the human resource department ...
ABSTRACT Employee Performance Appraisal (EPA) is one way to review the performance and potential of staff. It is a crucial activity of the personnel function and the management of staff, for it enables employees know exactly what is expected of them and provides a yardstick by which their performance are measured. Several appraisal formats exist and each has its strength and weaknesses. However, an appraisal system can only be effective if both supervisors and subordinates perceive it for its...
ABSTRACT A major identifiable challenge facing the development of the full potential of ICT for education, research and development in Ghana has been the brain drain syndrome and inadequate ICT professionals. This study therefore sought to assess the training and development needs of the public senior high school ICT teachers in the Accra Metropolis. The study employed a cross sectional design. Questionnaires were used to acquire data. There were 19 public SHS in the Accra Metropolis with an ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to address the determinants of work-family conflict among female teachers and how it affects their job satisfaction. The specific objectives of the study were to identify the determinants of work-family conflict; assess the differences between work-family conflict among married and unmarried female teachers; and examine the effect of work-family conflict on satisfaction of female teachers. A total of 250 respondents were used for the study. The lottery method of the...
ABSTRACT The Ghana Education Service (GES) as an organization uses its study leave with pay policy which has been at the easy disposal of teachers since independence of Ghana as a means of up grading its staff. This policy was very flexible until the year 2000 when some restrictions were placed on the accessibility of the facility. This study therefore sought to find out the prospects and challenges of accessing the study leave with pay facility with the restrictions the GES has placed on the...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out the perception of teachers about training in public basic schools .The research was conducted using self administered questionnaire and an interview guide. Three objectives were formulated to guide the study. The study was based on the systematic training theory. A sample size of 51 consisting of 40 teachers, 10 head teachers and the District Training Officer was used for the study. Descriptive analysis was employed in the discussion of employment charact...
ABSTRACT Education plays a vital role in the development of the human resource of every nation and it is an undeniable fact that the development of every nation also depends on the human resource. Investment in the education, training and development of the human resource is a necessary condition for national development however the success of this largely depends on the quality of teachers. Hence there is the need for staff development programmes that commensurate with the nation’s develop...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess occupational health and safety practices at the Tarkwa Government Hospital. Case study research design was adopted for the study. Through the use of stratified and simple random sampling procedures, 144 hospital employees were selected to participate in the study. The mixed method was used to gather the requisite data for the study. The data were analysed through the computation of descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, and mean of distrib...
ABSTRACT Employee retention is vital as it brings implications for organisational competitiveness in an increasingly global landscape. This study was undertaken to examine the factors influencing retention in the public sector more specifically at National Disaster Management Organisation, Greater Accra region. It further seeks to establish a relationship between factors such as the recruitment and selection process of the organisations, the employees hired; that is their competencies, availa...
ABSTRACT Issues of recruitment, selection and placement are at the heart of the human resource management process. Not only are they critical to the success of any institution but are also essential to the survival of any institution. This study assesses the recruitment, selection and placement processes within the Ghana National Fire Service in the Central Region of Ghana. Questionnaire and in-depth interview guides were used to solicit data from a representative sample of 218 personnel incl...
ABSTACT One successful method to ensuring that children attend school on a regular basis is through school feeding programmes. Many different organisations fund school feeding programmes, among them the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Bank. In Ghana the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) is one such organisation involved with school feeding in the Savelugu/Nanton District. The general objective of the study is to evaluate the CRS intervention of the school feeding programme and its effect...