STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATION (A STUDY OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC OKO, ANAMBRA STATE)

This study examined Staff Training and Development Techniques in Public Organization in Nigeria using Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State as a case study. It worked on the contention that the low performance of employees in Oko Poly was as a result of the existing poor attitudes to work put up by the employees. The study therefore concerned itself with the primary task of finding out the extent at which management training and development Techniques has been able to influence the employee's poor attitudes to work in Oko Polytechnic. Primary and secondary sources of data were employed and the following objectives were formulated to guide the study: The training method and techniques to be adopted to improve the moral' of employees and productivity, the effects of training and development of skills on employee in Nigeria, if training of workers on specific skills rather than general training will make it difficult to retain employee with specific skills during an economic depression in Nigeria and to ascertain whether training and development of skills lead to fresh view points and ideals on brininess activities in Nigeria. The findings indicated among others that the positive impact of training on employees' work attitudes in Oko Federal Polytechnic is not sustainable because trainees are returning system where there is poor condition of services which results to low morale of the employees leading to poor attitudes to work. Based on this, it was recommended among others that adequate motivation of staff through provision of adequate incentives such as attractive salary and other improved conditions of service, etc, is a major step towards getting the cooperation of workers and making the positive attitudinal changes that come as a result of training sustainable.