HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TERTIARY EDUCATION OF KADUNA STATE
Andow, Helen Afang, Ph.D, Gugong, Benjamin Kumai, Ph.D and Kwagga, John Fave Kwaji Ph.D
Volume 9 Issue 2
Abstract
Nigeria has huge potential for socio-economic development by investing in its human capital. Human capital stands amongst the most valuable and critical assets of any country, and it is globally recognized as a key driver for innovation and sustainable development. This is based on the premise that improving the skills, health, knowledge and resilience of a people, results in increased productivity and innovation. The population of this study was made up of the all the public Tertiary Institutions in Kaduna State (Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna state University, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria, Kaduna Polytechnic, National College of education Zaria and Kaduna state college of education Gidan Waya). Twenty-five questionnaires were administered to each public institution. 150 questionnaires administered and 112 were retrieved from the respondents which were used as the sample size. Therefore, the impact and significance of human capital development in Public Tertiary Education in Kaduna State will no doubt enhanced learning as well as development in all area of human endeavor. The study recommends subsidize staff-student self-sufficiency with proper knowledge system of post Covid 19 with the application of e-learning practices. Also, to develop an enduring and adequate human capital with global skills and technological era with the use of artificial intelligence, in order to achieve sustainability in the educational sector. Keywords: Human Capital Development, Social Economic, Public Tertiary Education, Productivity, Innovation
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