ABSTRACT
This project examines training as a means of improving employees efficiency using Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi as a case study. The research problem is to examine how training contributes to the improvement of employees efficient in an institution. The problems are stated in form of questions such as, does training improve employees performance? How do workers react to changes in an institution? Of what significance is training to the institution? The instrument used in the collection of data was questionnaire. Primary and secondary sources such as textbooks and journals were also consulted. In the analysis of data collected, the simple percentage was used in the course of analyzing the data. The researcher came up with the following findings; that training contribute to the improvement of employees’ efficiency in the institution. The study hereby recommends that workers should be informed about the training program to facilitate their participation. Training of workers in the institution should be on continuous basis so that the institution can meet the changes that take place in he environment. The research strongly believes that if the above recommendations are adopted, workers efficiency would be substantially improved in the institution.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
It is common phenomenon to hear institutions complaining about the inefficiency of their employees in delivering services. This problem is not peculiar to one institution; it cuts across various institutions in the country.
What aroused the interest of the researcher, in this topic despite all the efforts made by the organization through training to improve employee’s efficiency in performance their duties, there is still a sharp decline in improving efficiency. The management of the institutions theremselves do not rest in their efforts to find out how to arrest the situation. They have provided a lot of commendable incentives for their employees in order to motivate them to improve on their efficiency.