The focus of this project is a management training and development in the Guardian Newspaper Ltd, Isolo, Lagos. The problem of discriminatory practices in selecting staff for staff training, lack of training and development facilities by the management on the progress of the organization, but interested on enriching themselves were the major issues that motivated the researcher to pick up the topic for investigation.
The researcher had the underlisted objectives which are:
1. To find out problems associated with management training and development in the Guardian Newspaper Ltd, Isolo, Lagos.
2. To recommend solution to those problems reviews of relevance literature was equally carried out and the aim focus was in the area of the concept of training and development in organization and problem associated with it.
Questionnaires were used strictly for collecting data for the study and chi-square statistical methods for analysis was adopted in analysis of the data presented. All problems associated with management training and development militated against the advancement of employees in this organization and led to decrease in productivity.
Three hypotheses were equally formulated and tested to validate the data analysis. The result of the test was the fact that management training is a necessary ingredient for the attainment of organization set objectives.
On the basis of the findings, the researcher put forward some recommendations:
Areas for future researches should be recommended as thus:
There should be determination on the rate at which performance of trained employee is greater than the untrained, where untrained staff will be used as a controlled group while trained staff as an experimental group.
Findings should be made to know whether employees advancement is really determined by acquisition of additional qualifications, work experience, performance level of favourism.
Finally, the company should endeavour to give helping hands that adequate research is doing on the areas listed above relevant data should be given when required.
The purpose of training and development is to bring the skill of individual employees of an organization up to the desired standard for the present or potential assignment more broadly and this development provide the basic skill and knowledge required in carrying out various specialized part in overall task of the organization. And help to ensure that these development experiences are of co-ordinated and in line with the needs of the individual and the organization.
These experiences may be provided in the form of continuity flow of instructions, commands, criticisms, question and suggestions. In terms of induction course after employment and before placement on a permanent job. This might last between one month to three months.
Apprenticeship is an example of long, more extensive kind of skill training, although it may include general course as well.
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