The Impact of Labour Training on Employees Productivity in the Development of Nigeria Economy

The Impact of Labour Training on Employees Productivity in the Development of Nigeria Economy

Abstract of The Impact of Labour Training on Employees Productivity in the Development of Nigeria Economy

Organizations are beginning to appreciate labour as the greatest asset of a company, where the economic, political and social growth of the entity can be said to be a function of the level of human resources development and its efficient utilization. Thus, this implies that training is highly important to develop and utilize human resources.

This research work examine the impact of labour training on employees productivity in the development of Nigeria economy with special reference to Nigeria postal service.

The research further examined the practice of manpower training and employees productivity in the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST).

Analysis of the data gathered shows that training is essential to labour. Also, labour productivity development is determined by training. The result also shows that NIPOST has an organized manpower training programme and Labour training on employees productivity has effect on Nigeria economy development.

Conclusion was drawn based on the result of the analysis and suggestive recommendations were made.

Chapter One of The Impact of Labour Training on Employees Productivity in the Development of Nigeria Economy

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Economic development is very vital in any country and an aspect of economic development is human capital development.

With the growth and advancement of management principles in Nigeria, many organizations are beginning to appreciate labour as the greatest asset of an organization, where the economic, political and social growth of the entity can be said to be a function of the level of human resources development and its efficient utilization. Thus, this implies that training is highly important to develop and utilize human resources.

Training can be defined as a short term systematic process through which an employee acquires technical skill and attitude required to perform a specific task or job adequately. It is an organized procedure which people learn knowledge and skills for a definite purpose. It is a recipe for helping employees develop their weaknesses, a concept more traditional in management thinking. Sanusi (2009) states that with anticipated challenges of the 21st century, greater empowerment of people must be ensured as new technique, procedures and systematic evolve to address the problems of the millennium. He described training as “Creating value through people” and urged institutions to harness the enormous values and potentials that are locked up with the work force for increase performance in their field of endeavour.

NIPOST as an organization according to its policy, encourages and assists its employees to improve their skills and knowledge with a view to raise the standard of efficiency within NIPOST

Training to improve efficiency and increase productivity, requires that, it is necessary for the organization to embark on effective training programmes, once people are employed into the organization to enhance the productive capabilities.

According to Buckly and Caple (1992) “Training is planned and automatic effort to modify or develop knowledge skill and attitude through learning experience to acquire effective performance in an activity or range of activities.” The believe that, the primary aim of training is to develop individuals in terms of skills, so that, he can perform effectively on a given task. However, the most frequently used index training and productivity in any given organization is the level of output and growth of the organization.

Training has been identified as a potent strategy to improve organization productivity. The Acting Executive Director of Agricultural and Rural Management Training (Samuel Folayan) disclosed the same.

Management of organizations should adopt periodic training of their employees to optimize their potentials and boost growth. Effective training will translate to improvement of employees’ performance and organization productivity.

According to Flippo (1980), improved productivity is what portrays an establishment’s commitment through policies

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

The research’s work is to assess the important of training and development to employees’ performance. The involvement of the organization in training and development of their employees through the seminars, workshop, conference, short and long term training programmes.

The Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) realizes the importance of training and development in pursuance of the corporate goals and objective and therefore, has a comprehensive development policy in order to create an effective workforce.

The personnel or administrative manager of the industry who takes care of manpower training and development of the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) has the responsibility to encourage, the development of human resources into division and therefore, he is to identify training needs in conjunction with appropriate organizational requirement. However, a pilot survey has identified the following problems:

a.   Some of the employees believe that, if they are sent on courses, seminars or conference and upon returns, they will always want to be promoted automatically without observing the due process of promotion.

b.  Some employees also believe that immediately when they are back from workshop, seminars and conference they are sponsored to undertaken by their organization, they may be assigned to the position of trust with the knowledge they have gained.

c.   Some of the workers or employees especially those in upper cadres do benefit from such training progamme than others. Hence, this group of people does not have confidence in the programme because of these flaws.

d.  Some employees expectations after training and development always negate the intention of the management that sees such training programmes in the light of self development rather than acquiring advancement

AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

This research work is aimed at examining the impact of Labour Training on Employees productivity in the development of Nigeria Economy, with the following objectives:

·        To examine the practice of manpower training and employees productivity in the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST).

·        To determine whether practice conforms with modern staff training programmes adopted by the organization.

·        To determine solutions to the problems confronting training in Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Nigeria economy as a whole.

·        To determine the appropriate skills development to perform well in the organization.

·        To determine employment growth rate, distribution of employment by industry.

·        To determine the training and skill development that will achieve vision 2020.

RESEARCH QUESTION

The research questions will examine the relationships and possible explanations to the subject matter. Therefore, research questions for the problems aforementioned are the followings

·        Is training essential?

·        Which training policy is to be adopted?

·        What are the basis for training?

·        What are the criteria for selecting employee for training?

·        What are problems confronting training programs in the organization?

·        Does training have relationship with efficiency?

·        Does labour training on employee productivity have effect on Nigeria economy development?