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Human resource training: Challenges and prospects in tertiary education institutions in Nigeria

Nmadu, Timothy and Khalil, Samihah (2017) Human resource training: Challenges and prospects in tertiary education institutions in Nigeria. Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 6 (2). pp. 183-189. ISSN 2289-9855

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Abstract

The human resource training is considered as one of the good techniques for improving personnel skills and retaining competent human capital that will improve organizations efficiency and effectiveness. The efficient and effective services delivery of tertiary education institutions is greatly determined by the quality and quantity of competent personnel it attract maintained and retained over time. Nigeria tertiary education institutions has committed a substantial proportion of resources in human capital training in an attempt to improve the dexterities of its personnel over the years, but frequently been threatened by myriads of problems. This study employed literature sourced materials and internet resources to examine human resource training, challenges and prospects that affect returns on investment in human resource training in tertiary education institutions in Nigeria. Specifically, this study discusses the role of human resources training, its challenges such as misappropriation of priorities, low training motivation, none-alignment of institutions and employees training needs, brain drain, poor funding among others. To overcome human resource training challenges and to improve the competency of employees and quality services delivery of tertiary education institutions in Nigeria, provision of adequate funding of tertiary education institutions, combating corruption, proper identification of trainees and institutions training needs, introduction of robust reward system to overcome brain drain to attract and retain existing personnel are recommended.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Human resource, training, challenges and prospects, tertiary education, Nigeria.
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions: School of Government
Depositing User: Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited: 01 Oct 2020 03:22
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2020 03:22
URI: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/27557

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