ENHANCING HEALTH WORKER EFFICIENCY IN NIGERIA: EFFECTS OF TRAINING AND RETRAINING

Authors

  • G.A. Emerole, Department of Agribusiness and Financial Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State
  • S.O. Anikwe, Department of Agribusiness and Financial Management, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State
  • D.U. Ayogu, Department of Management, Faculty of Business Administration, Enugu Campus, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Abstract

To enhance competence and output, organizations ought to put in place measures for employee
training and retraining. This study examined the effects of training and retraining on health institution worker competency enhancement in Nigeria with specific emphasis on federal health sector workers in Southeast Nigeria. Questionnaire on likert-scale was administered to 269 respondents to generate the data analysed with the chi-square non parametric statistics in order to test the hypothesis. Findings showed that training and retraining of health workers enhanced organisational competence in the Nigerian health sector. The study recommended, among others, improved government emphasis on training programmes for health personnel to further enhance competence in Nigerian health institutions.

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2016-12-12

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Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2 (2012)

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