GREEN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE AKWA IBOM STATE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES, NIGERIA
Inyang, Roseline Friday , Okon, Mercy G. D. and Ibanga, Imaobong Uduak
Volume 14 Issue 1
Abstract
The increasing demand for environmentally sustainable practices and the need to improve employee efficiency in public sector organizations have raised concerns about the role of green training and development in enhancing employee performance. Consequently, this study examined the effect of green training and development practices and employee performance in the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Environment and Petroleum Resources, Nigeria. Specifically, the study assessed the effects of environmental awareness and green skills development on employee performance. The study was anchored on the Human Capital Theory and adopted a survey research design. A sample size of 160 respondents was drawn from a population of 272 employees using the Krejcie and Morgan Sample Size Determination Table. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to employees of the ministry. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics, including frequency counts and simple percentages, were used to summarize and analyze the data, while inferential statistics, specifically simple and multiple regression techniques, were employed to test the formulated hypotheses. The findings revealed that environmental awareness and green skills development, both individually and jointly, had statistically significant positive effects on employee performance, although the magnitude of their effects varied. The study concluded that sustained investment in green training initiatives, environmental awareness programmes, and green skills development is essential for enhancing employee performance and promoting efficiency in environmental management practices within the ministry. Based on these findings, the study recommended that the management of the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Environment and Petroleum Resources should institutionalize continuous environmental awareness and green skills development programmes through regular training, workshops, seminars, sensitization campaigns, and on-the-job capacity-building initiatives. Furthermore, environmental sustainability practices should be integrated into staff orientation programmes, performance evaluation systems, and daily work activities in order to improve employees’ efficiency, productivity, and overall job performance. Keywords: Green Training and Development, Environmental Awareness, Green Skills Development, Employee Performance
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