ASSESSING THE NEED FOR MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA
ASSESSING THE NEED FOR MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA

Summary/Abstract: Ekwusigo local government council is a bureaucratic organization that ought to implement essential public policies while maintaining professionalism and other attributes of bureaucracy. However, poor staff training and development culture affected this function. The specific objective of this research was to identify the necessary strategies for effective manpower training in Ekwusigo local government council of Anambra State, Nigeria. The research adopted survey research design. The research submitted that the purpose of manpower training in Ekwusigo local government area should center on improving quality of workforce, improving employee growth, preventing obsolescence, assisting new comer, bridging the gap between planning and implementation, enhancement of health and safety measures, and increasing workers morale cum enthusiasm. Regarding the specific objective, result shows that the appropriate strategies towards manpower development in Ekwusigo Local Government Council are significant. In conclusion, the findings predicate that the optimal performance of Ekwusigo local government is dependent upon the adoption of these identified strategies for training and re-training of the council’s employees. It recommended that manpower development should be encouraged by the council leadership for the members of staff of Ekwusigo local government council.

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