- i. Title Page………………………………………………………………i ii. Approval Page …………………………………………………………ii iii. Dedication ……………………………………………………………iii iv. Acknowledgments…………………………………………………….iv v. Table of contents …………………………………………………………v vi. Abstract …………………………………………………………………vii
Chapter ONE
INTRODUCTION
- 1.1Background of the Study………………………………………………..1
- 1.2Statement of the problems ………………………………………………4
- 1.3Objectives of the study ………………………………………………….7
- 1.4Significance of the study ………………………………………………….8
- 1.5Hypotheses ………………………………………………………………..8
- 1.6Thesis and contribution knowledge ……………………………………….9
Chapter TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
- AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
- 2.1Literature Review………………………………………………………………10
- 2.2Theoretical Framework …………………………………………………………39
Chapter THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- 3.0Introduction ………………………………………..…………………………..41
- 3.1Methods of Date Collection …………………………………………………..41
- 3.2Research Design ……………………………………………………………….45
- 3.3Test of hypotheses ……………………………………………………………46
- 3.4Methods of Date Analysis ………………………………………………………47
Chapter FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
- STAFF TRAINING IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ENUGU
- 4.0Introduction………………………………………………………………..….47
- 4.1An Overview of the Ministry of Agriculture, Enugu …………………………47
- 4.2Date Presentation ……………………………………………………………..50
- 4.3Analysis of the First Research Question …………………………………….54
- 4.4Test of the First Hypothesis……………………………………………………56
Chapter FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- TRAINING NEEDS AND STAFF SELECTION FOR TRAINING IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
- 5.0Introduction ……………………………………………………………………..58
- 5.1Training Needs and staff Selection ……………………………………………..58
- 5.2Analysis of the Second Research Question ………………………………………60
- 5.3Test of the Second Hypothesis……………………………………………………61 CHAPTER SIX: MERIT PRINCIPLE AND STAFF SELECTION FOR TRAINING IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ENUGU
- 6.0Introduction ………………………………………………………………………63 6.1Merit Principle and staff Selection ………………………………………………..63
- 6.2Analysis of the Third Research Question…………………………………………65
- 6.3Test of the Third Hypothesis…………………………………………..…………66 CHAPTER SEVEN: STAFF TRAINING AND UTILIZATION IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ENUGU
- 7.0Introduction ………………………………………………………………………67 7.1Staff Training and Utilization………………………………………………………67
- 7.2Analysis of the Fourth Research Question ……………………………………….69
- 7.3Test of the Four Hypothesis ……………………………………………………..72 CHAPTER EIGHT: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
- 8.1Summary …………………………………………………………………………73
- 8.2Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………….74
- 8.3Recommendations ………………………………………………………………..75 Bibliography …………………………………………………………………………76 Appendix ……………………………………………………………………………..83
Thesis Abstract
The study examined staff training and utilization in the Nigerian civil service with specific focus on the Ministry of agriculture, Enugu. Specifically, it investigated whether the staff of the Ministry of agriculture, Enugu undergo training, whether the selection of staff for training is informed by training needs of the Ministry as well as whether the selection of staff for training is based on merit. Utilizing the system theory and randomly selected sample size of 274, the study ascertained that the Staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Enugu undergo training; that the selection of staff for training is informed by training needs of the Ministry. There is mixed reactions as to whether the selection of staff for training is based on merit. The study equally ascertained that trained staff are effectively utilized. To this end, the study maintained selection of staff for training should not only be informed by the training needs of the Ministry but should equally be based on merit.