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Staff Training And Development: A Tool For Increase In Performance In Organisation
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1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It is common for people to see training
and development as the same thing. However, it is important to point
out that though, they are similar but are not the same thing.
In the
word of Campbell (1971), training “is a planner learning experience
designed to bring about permanent change in an individual knowledge,
attitude or skillâ€
Cole in Obikeze, Obi and Abonyi (2005) Opine that training
any
learning activity which is directed towards the acquisition of specific
knowledge and skills for the purpose of an occupation or task.
In
addition, Ogunna (1996) opine that training “is a process by which the
attitude, skills, technical knowledge and abilities of the employees to
perform specific job are increasedâ€.
Development on the other hand,
according Onuoha in Obikeze Obi and Abonyi (2005) states that staff
development involves “preparing employees for high responsibilities in
the futureâ€
It is also a programme with the intent to improve employees’ conceptual and human skills in preparation for future jobs.
In addition to that Cole in Obikeze, Obi and Abonyi (2005) opine that staff development is refers to
any
learning activity which is directed towards future needs rather than
the present needs and which is concerned more with career growth than
immediate performance.
Writing on the staff development and training
in organization, Ubeku (1975) state that “employees who have received
adequate training before being assigned responsibilities lack the
necessary confidence with which to carryout their jobâ€. That the
employees should be helped to grow into more responsibilities by
systematic training and development so that he will be confident enough
to carryout the responsibilities of their jobs.
However, Campbell (1971) states that the distinction between training and development
Is
that development aimed at the managerial personnel and that training
course are designed for short term and stated set purpose, such as
operation of some pieces of machinery and others.
From the above, it
is now clear that there is a major different between training and
development. Though both of them are geared towards increasing or
improving the skills of workers.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This work on staff training and development: A tool for increase in performance in organization in Abia State (a case study of federal ministry of education Abia State). has been under taken to fill the gap occasioned by lack of training and development which lead to poor performance in organization. This is because life is dynamic and new inventions and ways of doing things in organization are continually envolving. And since people work and rise in hierarchy to take more responsibilities, ther ... Continue reading---
