CHAPTER
1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION OR BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Is training the bedrock
of achieving organizational goal. This question in recent times has been
surrounded by confusion due to the immeasurable virtuous of training as
conceptual word which increases the quantity and quality of workers mental skills
in an organization whether it is established on purely profit making or
non-profit making. This further implies that training is the architect of effectiveness
and efficiency in an organization. A myriad of large, medium and small scale
business shave untimely collapsed unwittingly as a result of their sudden
death. Training power is the weapon to conquer defectiveness, backwardness,
ineffectiveness, inefficiency and maladministration in an organization.
Training will be understood as any
learning activity which is directed towards the acquisition of specific
knowledge and skills for the purpose of an occupation or task without
exhausting too much of our time.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
In every research one
must encounter one problem or the others, like the popular saying “No pain, no
gain”. Researchers encounter many problems on their way to carrying out a
study. Problem arising from finance. Finance can not be ignored and it
constitutes are of the major problems of research. Other problems are
indispensable most interviewers are not always ready to disclose needed
information. They are of the opinion may be one wants to expose their weakness
to the press and many other unthinkable opinions.
1.3 PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
– To
know how the organization plan for training and development
– To examine the importance of training and
development to both employee and organization
– To know the problem facing the employee
training and development in an organization
– To find a solution to the problem
– To know the historical background of
Kwara state teaching services commission.
Another significant aim of this research
is to sensitize business owners on why they should pick training as the only
tool, in view to increase their productivity and effectively. This project has
been conducted to providing lasting solution to ineffectiveness and inefficiency
in an organization. This research is solely aimed at using training as the
bedrock of achieving predetermined organizations.
1.4 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The research study is, training: A guide
to manpower development on an organization.
A case study of teaching service
commission .
Due to the time factors, easy access to case study for information for the
research.
1.5 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
The first chapter of
the work comprises of the introduction of the study, scope and limitation of
the study, importance of the study, methodology of research, definition of the
basic terms and lastly organization of the study.
The second chapter starts with the literature
review, what is training, the purpose of training, problem of training,
benefits of training and lastly relationship between training and manpower
development in an organization.
The third chapter was preceded with
research methodology, sample and population of the study, sources of data,
methods of data analysis and research problems.
Chapter four of this works start with
analysis of training, procedures in teaching services commission, and the
importance of training to the commission. The last chapter is summary,
recommendation and lastly with the bibliography.
1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS
In studying the basic
terms that forms the topic of this study. It could be ascertained that some
components of the topic needs brief interpretation.
Training:
training is simply the acquisition of knowledge, formally of informally. In
other word, training means knowing what in unknown.
Guide: According
to the advanced learner’s dictionary. Guide is “something that gives you enough
information to be able to make decision about something or an opinion”. A guide
can simple be said to be companion to making or taking a decision.
Manpower:
manpower is the total workforce of an organization. It is the number of workers
needed to do a job.
Development: Development
is the growth of something so that it becomes more advanced stronger, powerful
etc. Development connotes positive change in the power of something.
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Amao,
A.I (2006) Principles of human resources management Ilorin Olad publisher.
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Dales,
B (1980) the manager of people of work