CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF AKWA IBOM STATE CIVIL SERVICE
Ededem Asuakak Edem , Michael P. Nnamseh, PhD and Francis Etim Andem, PhD
Volume 12 Issue 1
Abstract
This study examine the effect of career development and the performance of Akwa Ibom State Civil Service, the objective was to evaluate the effect of training and development and career planning on the performance of Akwa Ibom State Civil Service. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 15,533 employees with the sample of 390 respondent’s determined using taro Yamane formula for sample size determination. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire and were analyzed using regression analysis. Finding indicated that training and development and career planning have statistically significant effect on the performance of Akwa Ibom State Civil Service. It was concluded that training and development and career planning have a significant effect on the performance of Akwa Ibom State Civil Service, it was concluded that the selected career development indicators (training and development, career planning) have significant influence on the performance of Akwa Ibom State Civil Service. The study recommends that government should increase investment or the budget on training and development to enhance the performance of the state service .Also, recommended that managers and operators of the civil service should adopt career planning as a strategic choice to grow and improve civil service in Akwa Ibom State. Keywords: Career Development, Training and Development, Career Planning, Performance, Akwa Ibom State Civil Service.
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