STAFF INDUCTION AND TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVING WORKERS EFFICIENCY (A CASE STUDY OF MILO EXPRESS COMPANY, LAGOS)

STAFF INDUCTION AND TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVING WORKERS EFFICIENCY (A CASE STUDY OF MILO EXPRESS COMPANY, LAGOS)

ABSTRACT

Staff induction and training programmes have become indispensable tools in sharpening the skills, knowledge and attitude of employees to make them contribute effectively towards the attainment of organizational goals.

Training is beneficial to all parties to it. Management uses it to boost the overall productivity and efficiency of their organization. Trainees achieve personal growth and development, as well as other benefits from training. On the otherside, trainer gain greater knowledge and experience by participating in training.

With respect to the foregoing, this study is undertaken with the aim to evaluate training programes as means of improving workers efficiency among establishments.

The work s comprised of three chapters. Introduction occupies chapter one, which also contains the background of the subject matter, problems associated with the subject matter, problems that the study will be concerned with, and the importance of the studying the area.

Chapter two is the literature review. It also treats the origin of subject area, the school of thought relevant to the problem of study, and the different methods of studying the problems.

The last chapter is chapter three, the conclusion it comprises data presentation, which shows tastes containing the staff induction and training programmes of Milo Express Company, Enugu from 1999 to 2003, analysis of the data and recommendations.

Finally, there are references at the end of each chapter. This is done with the intension to keep with the ethical rule in researching, that is giving credit to whom it belongs

CHAPTER ONE

1.0     INTRODUCTION

The phenomenon of staff recruitment, induction and training is not uncommon in human resource management. At the recruitment of new staff, training programmes are usually commenced to equip them on their job responsibilities and to make them fit for specific positions or activities.

Most human resource managers are of the opinion and view that staff training is a veritable tool to improve the efficiency of the workers, which in turn will boost the productivity of the organization.

It is against this drop of assumption that this work is set to bring out the facts for the acceptability or otherwise of the claim, so as to justify or condemn the huge sum of money and other resources that go into staff induction and training.

STAFF INDUCTION AND TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVING WORKERS EFFICIENCY (A CASE STUDY OF MILO EXPRESS COMPANY, LAGOS)