Influence of Training on Job Performance in Public University Libraries in North Central Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of training on job performance in ICT units of 13 public university libraries in North central Nigeria. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study and contain variables such as types of facilities available for job performance, influence of training on job performance and levels of personnel job performance. Descriptive research design was used and the entire population of 85 personnel (23 librarians and 62 library officers) was adopted for the study (complete enumeration). Checklist and two set of structured questionnaire were used in data collection, descriptive statistics was used in the analysis of data and mean score of 3.0 was used as the benchmark. Response rate showed that out of 85 copies of questionnaire administered, 65 copies were dully completed and retrieved in usable form for data analysis. Results showed that majority of facilities were available in ICT units, functional and used in job performance, and that training have significant influence on job performance of personnel. The level of personnel job performance was high. The study concluded that using ICT facilities in performing jobs is considered as on-the-job training and with adequate and functional ICT facilities available for use, efficiency and effectiveness of jobs would be guaranty and productivity ensured. The study recommended that management of public universities in North central Nigeria should make provision for facilities available but not functional/ not available, at the same time design and implement policy on staff training and that conditions of service should contain emerging trends in librarianship to ensure regular training programme and high level of personnel job performance.

The study investigated the influence of training on job performance in ICT units of 13 public university libraries in North central Nigeria. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study and contain variables such as types of facilities available for job performance, influence of training on job performance and levels of personnel job performance. Descriptive research design was used and the entire population of 85 personnel (23 librarians and 62 library officers) was adopted for the study (complete enumeration). Checklist and two set of structured questionnaire were used in data collection, descriptive statistics was used in the analysis of data and mean score of 3.0 was used as the benchmark. Response rate showed that out of 85 copies of questionnaire administered, 65 copies were dully completed and retrieved in usable form for data analysis. Results showed that majority of facilities were available in ICT units, functional and used in job performance, and that training have significant influence on job performance of personnel. The level of personnel job performance was high. The study concluded that using ICT facilities in performing jobs is considered as on-the-job training and with adequate and functional ICT facilities available for use, efficiency and effectiveness of jobs would be guaranty and productivity ensured. The study recommended that management of public universities in North central Nigeria should make provision for facilities available but not functional/ not available, at the same time design and implement policy on staff training and that conditions of service should contain emerging trends in librarianship to ensure regular training programme and high level of personnel job performance.