ABSTRACT
Human resources is very important in any economy and as such, manager of these resources need to be well equipped and informed, so as to be able to, co-ordinate and effectively managed these resources. The objective of the staff training and development is generally to improve and modify employee skill, and educate them on proper procedure for carrying out tasks in accordance with organizational established standards. The study is directed towards the evaluation of the roles and importance of training and development in Delta-State. The findings of the research will help to identify the inadequacies prevalent in the manpower requirements in the area and offer suggestions as to how those in adequacies can be remedied. The study is divided into five chapters, chapter one contains the introduction, statement of problems, purpose of the study, hypothesis, scope of the study, significance of the study and definition of the terms. In chapter two, relevant literature on staff training and development reviewed. Chapter three is the research methodology. Chapter four contains is the presentation and analysis of data, testing hypothesis and summary of the result while chapter five, is a summary of finding, conclusion and recommendations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Page i
Title Pageii
Approval Pageiii
Dedicationiv
Acknowledgementv
Abstractvi
Table of Contents viii
CHAPTER ONE
1.0INTRODUCTION1
1.1Background of the Study1
1.2Statement of the Problem 4
1.3Purpose of the Study5
1.4Scope of the Study6
1.5Research Hypothesis 7
1.6Significance of the Study8
1.7Limitation of the Study10
1.8Definition of Term11
CHAPTER TWO
2.0REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE15
2.1Training and Development 15
2.2Training 16
2.3Approach to Training18
2.4Main Stages of Training 20
2.5Government Intervention in Training 21
2.6Objective of Training and Development 32
2.7Benefits of Training and Development 35
2.8Factors that Hinder Effective utilization 37
CHAPTER THREE
3.0RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1Research Design40
3.2Area of the Study40
3.3Population of the Study41
3.4Sample and Sampling Techniques42
3.5Instrument of Data Collection46
3.6Validation of the Instrument47
3.7Reliability of the Instrument48
3.8Methods of Data Collection48
3.9Method of Data Analysis 50
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0DATA REPRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1Representation and Analysis Data51
4.2Testing of Hypothesis58
4.3Summarizing of Results66
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0DISCUSSIONS, RECOMMENDATION & CONCLUSIONS
5.1Discussions of Result findings69
5.2Implication of the Research 71
5.3Recommendation72
5.4Conclusion 73
5.5Suggestion for Further Research 74
Bibliography
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Appendix 2