PROBLEMS OF MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS

PROBLEMS OF MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS

ABSTRACT

The focus of this research work is on the problem of manpower development in government parastatals with special reference to Enugu State Marketing Company which is the case study. The researchers present the introductory part of the write-up which dealt with the historical background of Enugu State Marketing Company. The purpose, statement of problems, research questions, significance of the study and limitation of the study are discussed. An attempt was made in chapter two to review materials and literature by other authors and authorities on the topic. Chapter three deals with the methodology of research and design, the population of the study in Enugu state marketing Company the total population was taken which is based on the number of staff in various departments. The research design used is descriptive design which was selected to look into the problems of manpower development in Enugu State Marketing Company. Questionnaire is the major instrument for data collection but this is complemented by the use of oral interview and direct observation. In chapter four the research questions and findings was presented in tables and in percentages. Data analysis and interpretations gave the following finding: (a) There exist manpower problem at Enugu State Marketing Company. (b) The method of manpower development is expensive especially off-the-job or external training (c) that the training centres are ill-equipped of which some of the training facilities are obsolete. In an attempt to solve the problem the researchers recommended (1) that all the problems of manpower development should be sorted out and solved immediately (2) the staff should be promoted immediately after training to encourage better performance (3) the management should undertake only cheap development programme so that more numbers of staff will be sent for training.