Abstract
This research is on the impact of manpower training and re-training in local government system (a case study of Owerri municipal council) it aims at how human material and financial resources should be effective managed in order to achieve the goals of the council and at the same time proffer a solution that will help to improve staff skill in the local government system. It is a phenomenon that covers the pattern or method of training and retraining techniques and operation available to the council and beliefs of power training and retraining in the local government system. It is also depicts on the aspect of finding solution towards lack of effective training and retraining in local government system which recommends that effective training and retraining will enhance /bring about increase of productivity in the local government system.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Approval page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of contents vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the study 1
1.2 Statement of problems 7
1.3 Objectives of the study 8
1.4 Research questions 10
1.5 Statement of hypothesis 11
1.6 Significance of the study 12
1.7 Scope of the study 14
1.8 Limitations of the study 15
- Definition of terms 16
References 19
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction 20
- Concept of Local government 20
- Meaning of Local government 26
- Concept of manpower 27
- The meaning of Training and Re-training 30
- The need for manpower training and 34
Re-training
- Training techniques and operation 39
- Problem of manpower training in Local Government 50
- Training and Re-training process. 51
References 55
CHAPTER THREE
- Research design and methodology 57
- Research design 58
- Methods of data collection 60
- Sample size 62
- Sampling techniques 63
- Data Analysis 64
CHAPTER FOUR
- Presentation and analysis of data 66
- Data Presentation 66
- Data Analysis 66
- Research findings 80
- Test of Hypothesis 84
- Interpretation of result 87
CHAPTER FIVE
- Summary, conclusion and recommendation89
- Introduction 89
- Summary of findings 89
- Conclusion 90
- Recommendation 92
References 95
Appendix.
Questionnaire
CHAPTER ONE
- INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The impact of manpower in the social, political and economic training and retraining of any local government can hardly be over-emphasized. The organization more especially local government system is never known to have attained or sustained any high level of economic growth and retraining without an ample supply of qualified or effective administration and management to the establishment. People of that locality are usually used to manage their affairs and achieve the set goals of the community. The above statement explain that local government system are establishment and expected to perform and as well carry out some specific responsibilities in improving the living standard of their local dwellers and this cannot be achieved without improving the workers productivity through training and retraining .
According to Orewa. A and Adewumi, E. (1992) “ local government is a system of local communities and towns which are organized to maintain law and order to provide some limited range of social service and operations to the inhabitants in joint endeavors toward. The improvement of their condition of living”.
This simply implies that local government provides the community with formal organization framework which enables them to conduct their affairs effectively and regulate the actions of members.
According to Akingele (1981) defined it as “a political submission of law which is constituted by law and has substantial control of local affairs “this connotes that they are established for the improvement of the standard living of the local dwellers.
According to federal republic of Nigeria guidelines for” local council is government exercised through representative council established by law to exercise specific powers within ones as. Local government system constitutes the third tier of government in a direct contact with the grassroots. By this very fact it is therefore, expected to play a major role in the rural or local communities. More specifically, they have to find solution consistently to the pyramids of socio-economic problems paying the administration of local government of Owerri municipal council. These problems include poor finding, lack of qualified staff or personnel material inadequacies, poor manpower disposition reflected staffing, placement, ineffective or greedy leadership and lack of motivation, use or poor training and re-training of staff. Use of wrong personnel. Etc. The fact has been widely acknowledged that local government of Owerri municipal council is still a far cry from their mission. Today it is recognized as part of the reason why most of the local government cannot completely make use of both human and material (non-human) resources available to them. The manpower training is a critical favor in economic development of Owerri municipal council. The local government which is unable to employ skills and knowledge of its manpower and utilize them effectively will not develop. The essence of any manpower training is to enhance the welfare of workers by maximizing their skill and the quality of their employment opportunities and in so doing. It will add to the country’s economic strength.
According to Nwankwo (1993) defined manpower as “the process by which an organization ensure that it has the right number of people and the right kind of people, at the right place at the right time. Doing things for which they are economically most useful”.
Thus all manpower training is aimed at human resources development and utilization. The quality of manpower as the most important factor that will determine whether an organization will be successful and achieved its stated objectives.