IMPACT OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY ON STAFF PRODUCTIVITY IN PUBLIC SERVICE (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC EKOWE)

TOPIC:  IMPACT OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY ON STAFF PRODUCTIVITY IN PUBLIC SERVICE (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC EKOWE)

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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the impact of training and development policy on staff productivity in public service using Federal Polytechnic Ekowe as a case study. The study was specifically carried out to assess the impact of training and development policy on the quality of service delivery by staff at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, determine the impact of training and development policy on the efficiency of staff in carrying out their official responsibilities, assess the impact of training and development policy on staff commitment to organizational goals, and examine the impact of training and development policy on staff output. The study employed the descriptive research design. Hence, the questionnaire was used for data collection, while the data collected were analyzed using frequency tables, mean scores, and standard deviation. The hypotheses were tested using Multiple Regression statistical tool, SPSS version 23. The population of the study comprised 899 academic and non-academic staff of Federal Polytechnic Ekowe. A sample size of 277 respondents was determined using the Taro Yamane formula, while 230 validated copies of the questionnaire were used for the analysis. The respondents were selected using a multi-stage sampling technique involving stratified and convenience sampling methods. From the responses obtained and analyzed, the findings revealed that training and development policy had a significant impact on the quality of service delivery by staff at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe at β = 0.337, R² = 0.618, P = .000. The study also showed that training and development policy had a significant impact on staff efficiency in carrying out their official responsibilities at β = 0.295, R² = 0.618, P = .000. Likewise, the study further revealed that training and development policy had a significant impact on staff commitment to organizational goals at β = 0.229, R² = 0.618, P = .001, while training and development policy also had a significant impact on staff output at β = 0.261, R² = 0.618, P = .000. The study therefore recommends that the management of Federal Polytechnic Ekowe should institutionalize regular staff training and development programmes, ensure equitable access to training opportunities, strengthen monitoring and evaluation of training outcomes, and provide adequate funding for staff capacity development to enhance productivity and organizational effectiveness.
Keywords: Training and Development Policy, Staff Productivity, Service Delivery, Staff Efficiency, Public Service.

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION (Preview)
1.1 Background to the Study
In contemporary organizational and administrative systems, the effectiveness of institutions is increasingly being associated with the human capital and its strategic use in the accomplishment of the institutional goals. Public institutions are identified as key governance and service delivery agents and efficiency and accountability are key issues. Taiwo et al (2021) revealed that the capability of human resource has been identified as key determinant in the outcome of institutional performance. Jasim (2024), on the other hand, had stressed the importance of the employees' adaptability to the changing administrative requirements and their contribution to organizational productivity. Abubakar et al (2022) also noted that in the past, public service administration was based on a systematic personnel management practice to improve the efficiency of service delivery. Ehwarieme et al (2024) observed that institutional development, in the same direction, was frequently based on investments in workforce capacities and capabilities. All these views place the concept of utilization of human resources as a basis of an organization's functioning and as it helps to understand the overall context of the structured mechanisms for human resource enhancement in a public institution in a developing economy.
Training and development policy is a formal document of a set of guidelines and planned interventions put in place to improve the knowledge, skills and competencies of employees in an organisation. As an organized means of systematically building the capacities of staff with relevant capacities needed for job performance and career progression, this policy had been described by Idakwoji and Makolo (2022). Haruna et al. (2025) further explained that training interventions were purposeful to address the identified gaps in skills and competencies and to make sure that employees' skills align with the goals of the organization. Similarly Dada et al (2025) have mentioned that development policies are not only positive in job training but also in long-term professional development and capacity building programs. The effective implementation of this policy ensured uniformity in staff development process from level to level in the organization according to Onuoha and Njoku (2023). The structured frameworks are thus a conscious management tool for enhancing the competencies of the workforce to keep them relevant to the differing requirements of operations in institutional settings within organizations.
Staff Productivity is the output and effectiveness of the staff in doing the assigned task within a period of time. Achor et al (2025) have defined productivity as the extent to which an employee converts an organization's inputs into measurable outcomes using efficient work practices. Ehwarieme et al (2024) had found that productivity was related to individual competencies as well as institutional support systems that facilitate productivity. Joseph (2024) had mentioned that output of employee's is greatly influenced by access to relevant skills and continuous learning opportunities. Onuoha and Njoku (2023) had also added that structured human resource practices also resulted in higher efficiency and lesser inefficiencies in the operations. In total, these interpretations highlight staff productivity as a function of capability, motivation and organisational environment; and further emphasize the importance of systematic capacity-building mechanisms to better work outcomes in public sector institutions in today's work environment.
With respect to the Nigerian public service context, focus has been centered on structured policies and procedures for training and development as means of enhancing institutional effectiveness and capability of public service. Oyelude and Unegbu (2024) had noticed that there is a growing trend of formalized staff development systems in public sector organizations to enhance administrative efficiency and service delivery outcomes. Capacity building was also reported in government institutions, where it was geared towards increasing adaptability and technical skills of staffs, as observed by Abubakar et al (2022). Haruna et al (2025) had noted the need for continuous training mechanisms in order to ensure relevance in dynamic administrative environments and Dada et al (2025) had pointed out the need for development policies to develop professional competence in educational and public institutions. As part of this, Federal Polytechnic Ekowe is a case in point in the study of structured training and development policy implementation in terms of staff productivity in public service institutions in South South region of Nigeria.

1.2 Statement of  the Problem    
In the public service administration, the role of training and development policies in improving the performance of institutions has received much recognition especially in terms of capability building of public service and improvement of their productivity. Generally, the organizations are expected to run their HRD programmes under organized scheme where employees are supposed to learn new skills and grow their profession continuously. Taiwo et al (2021) and Joseph (2024) had stated that in order to enhance the efficiency of the organization and the service delivery a good human capital development systems had been considered as vital mechanisms. In the same vein, Abubakar et al (2022) and Ehwarieme et al (2024) had stressed that public institutions were increasingly called upon to institute capacity building strategies in order to maintain the competence of their work force. Ideally, these policies should be applied at all times to achieve a maximum performance of the staff of all public service institutions including academic institutions like Federal Polytechnic Ekowe. This allows for a starting point to look at the operationalisation of training and development frameworks in the institutional context.
While it is acknowledged that policies on training and development are important, there is evidence that there may be inconsistencies in the implementation of these policies and their relationship to productivity in several public service institutions. The existence of training structures in most government institutions has been reported by Oyelude and Unegbu (2024) and Haruna et al (2025) and effectiveness of the structures is often contingent on the quality of implementation and commitment of the institutional actors. It seems there is a disconnect between policy and process – workforce development outcomes – in practice, employees may not fully take advantage of the structured training opportunities provided to help them better perform in their jobs. This situation puts into question the effectiveness of current training systems to achieve productivity gains. A good training and development programme should result in improvements in the efficiency of various staff, in the application of skills and in the quality of service delivery (the outcomes of the programme), but this outcome is not being consistently achieved in some public sector settings.
The problem this study is therefore looking at is the relationship between training and development policy implementation and staff productivity in Federal Polytechnic Ekowe which is uncertain. Dada et al (2025) and Onuoha and Njoku (2023) had earlier noted that a lack of a well-structured staff development system may impact institutional performance outcomes, especially if the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems are underdeveloped. At the moment, the empirical understanding of the effectiveness of training policies in raising productivity of the staff of the institution concerned is still limited. Well applied training and development policies ought to lead to noticeable improvement in employee performance, efficiency and output of the institution. The current lack of knowledge about the nature of this relationship in Federal Polytechnic Ekowe however, requires a targeted study to produce evidence to support better human resource development practices and effectiveness of the policy.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The study's main goal is to examine the impact of training and development policy on staff productivity in public service (a case study of Federal Polytechnic Ekowe). The study specifically attempted to: 
1.Assess the impact of training and development policy on the quality of service delivery by staff at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe.
2.Determine the impact of training and development policy on the efficiency of staff in carrying out their official responsibilities at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe.
3.Assess the impact of training and development policy on staff commitment to organizational goals at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe.
4.Examine the impact of training and development policy on staff output at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe.
Other parts of chapter one include:
1.4 Research Questions: 
1.5 Hypotheses
1.6 Significance of the Study
1.7 Scope of the Study
1.8 Operational Definition of Terms:

CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF LITERATURE (Preview)
This chapter critically examines relevant literature that would assist in explaining the research problem and, furthermore, recognizes the efforts of scholars who had previously contributed immensely to similar research. The chapter intends to deepen the understanding of the study and close the perceived gaps. This chapter, therefore, focuses on the concept of training and development, the concept of training and development policy, types of staff training and development, objectives of training and development, staff productivity, and the relationship between training and development policy and staff productivity in public service, etc. The chapter is sub-grouped into the following major headings:
2.1 Conceptual Framework
2.2 Theoretical Framework
2.3 Empirical Review
2.4 Summary of Literature Review

CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY (Preview)
Presented below is a snapshot of key areas of the study methodology, the full and detail chapter three methodology is contained in the instant download document.

Research Design: The study adopted a descriptive research design.
Population of the Study: The population of the study comprises all academic and non-academic staff of Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa State.
Sample Size Determination: The study adopted the Taro Yamane formula to determine a sample size of 277 participants.
Sampling Technique: The study employed a multi-stage sampling technique involving stratified and convenience sampling to select the individual respondents.
Research Instrument: The study utilized a structured questionnaire as the instrument for data collection.
Methods of Data Analysis: The collected data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations to summarize and present the demographic characteristics of the respondents and their responses. Inferential statistics, such as Multiple Regression, were used to test the hypotheses.
Full outline for chapter three;
3.0 Research Design
3.1 Population Size
3.2 Sample Size
3.3 Sampling Techniques
3.4 Sources of Data
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection
3.6 Reliability and Validity Test
3.7 Administration of Instrument
3.8 Methods of Data Analysis
3.9 Model Specification (Where Applicable)

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
MAJOR FINDINGS (Preview)
The analysis results were presented in tables and charts. Based on the results obtained from the analysis, the following major findings were made:

i. The study found that training and development policy positively impacts the quality of service delivery by staff at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, as evidenced by a grand mean of 3.58, which is above the acceptance benchmark of 3.00. The corresponding hypothesis test further showed an unstandardized coefficient (B) of 0.318, standardized beta coefficient (β) of 0.337, t-value of 5.213, and p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis. This indicates that training and development policy has a significant positive impact on the quality of service delivery by staff.

ii. The study found that training and development policy positively impacts staff efficiency in carrying out their official responsibilities at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, as evidenced by a grand mean of 3.54, which is above the acceptance benchmark of 3.00. The corresponding hypothesis test further showed an unstandardized coefficient (B) of 0.274, standardized beta coefficient (β) of 0.295, t-value of 4.807, and p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis. This indicates that training and development policy has a significant positive impact on staff efficiency.

iii. The study found that training and development policy positively impacts staff commitment to organizational goals at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, as evidenced by a grand mean of 3.53, which is above the acceptance benchmark of 3.00. The corresponding hypothesis test further showed an unstandardized coefficient (B) of 0.221, standardized beta coefficient (β) of 0.229, t-value of 3.508, and p-value of 0.001 (p < 0.05), leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis. This indicates that training and development policy has a significant positive impact on staff commitment to organizational goals.

iv. The study found that training and development policy positively impacts staff output at Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, as evidenced by a grand mean of 3.53, which is above the acceptance benchmark of 3.00. The corresponding hypothesis test further showed an unstandardized coefficient (B) of 0.247, standardized beta coefficient (β) of 0.261, t-value of 4.117, and p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis. This indicates that training and development policy has a significant positive impact on staff output.

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter covers the following outline:
5.1 Summary of Findings
5.2 Conclusion(s)
5.3 Recommendations
5.4 Limitations of the Study
Reference
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