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ABSTRACT
The study of manpower development in the Nigeria railway corporation, Eastern division Enugu, examined the nature and problems of Manpower Development faced by the corporation. The study in chapter one focused on problems of Manpower development in the Nigeria railway corporation valuated its objectives and also tried to find out its significance based on the study. Review from authors were made, subsequently the various departments were taken records of which findings later made and conclusions been drawn which can be seen in chapter five.
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
1.1INTRODUCTION
Contemporary thoughts on national development growth emphasize the need for the training and retraining of the human resources and economic independence of the nations. The objectivity of this assertion become apparent when viewed against the background of the study damages racked on the socio political and economic structure and categorist of most independent developing nations by foreign interest acting under the pretence of assisting them in their development efforts.
The realization of complete independence if therefore a function of an effective development strategies and efficient utilization of a country’s potential. Studies show that most economy’s are blessed with abundant natural resources. The lack in basis technology for transforming and maximizing the benefits of these natural endowment result form the under development of human potentials.
Since Nigeria gained her independence in 1960, we have been faced with the challenges of providing an adequate and effective manpower need for the management of our economic resource.
Our inability to provide for the necessary manpower need result in the ineffective and under utilization of the abundant economic resources most organization in Nigeria are so much that they tend to ignore the need for retaining their worker in the light of current demands of their job. Instead they consider the money they will spend on training programmes as a waste rather than as investment they fail to foresee the desirability of continuous retraining and development of their workers in order to promote the efficiency and effectiveness to their organization. Consequently instead of the business to grow, it rather fails and as a result, much capital is wasted.
Commenting on the general poor development of Nigeria workers, W.R. Haines opined that the Nigeria workers see underused, underemployed, frustrated and prevented from bringing their talent to bear on the wellbeing of their employer organization and the nation at large. The principal culprit is not the workers but the leader. The management according to this statement shows that in effect the country is blessed with the manpower resources with which to develop but it racks in the effective utilization of this potentials for the transformation of the inadequate planning and development of her manpower resources.
Manpower development is recognized as part of the board discipline of management development. Many schools however had viewed and interpreted it in varying ways. Raising agreements as to its positive in an organization. It is though general knowledge that manpower development is a dynamic process and that it transfer all levels and phases of management. It is a response to change in the belief attitudes and behaviour of individuals that they ran better adapt to new technologies and challenges.
In reorganization of the need for the development of human potentials and resources of employees as correlate it achieving organizational goals with efficiency and effectiveness. The Nigerian Railway cooperation established a training policy for the workers or development by the organization; a lot of difficulties arise which affects the success of the programmes. This research work is therefore directed towards an evolution of the manpower development programme of the cooperation with a view of identifying problem areas where any and making suggestions on ways of achieving greater success in their manpower development efforts.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
After an employee has been recruited and inducted his skills must be updated and development to better fit into the job and the organization. The need for developing the employee not only position at that particular time, posses the necessary skill needed in the job the effect of the dynamic nature of the society influence by changes in the field of science and technology necessitates the continuous improvement of workers skill an employee has and the skill he is expected to have in order to better fit into new jobs bridged by manpower training.
Many organizations have over the years established good manpower development programmes in order to income better employee performance at work and increase in productivity.
Good development programmes are now always easy to attain in organization because of facilities. Impedes or operates against the achievement of these objectives. Same of the impeding forces includes selection or recruitment problems, training procedure and inadequate facilities, government policies, the economy and labour legislation.
The crucial problem this research will address includes:
1.The problem of inadequate manpower resources in the Nigeria Railway Corporation.
2.The lacks of functional manpower development programmes.
3.The underutilization of available manpower resources.
A critical analysis of these problems will be done with a view to determining their cause and consequence of the corporation. The research will also make contributions on ways of redressing the problems.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The decision to research on this field of human development result from my interest in the area of manpower developing and planning as it occupy a strategic position in the effectiveness and efficiency of organization goals.
Apart from giving the reader a general view about manpower development in the study decimal example and clarifying concern used will be.
To study the manpower development in programme on the Nigeria Railway Corporation.
To identify the problem which negatively affected implementation of the programme and achievement of the desired results in the Nigeria Railway Corporations.
To determine the impact of this programmes on workers performance.
Make recommendation on ways of ensuring greater success in the future.
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