Title: Employee Training as a Catalyst for Organisational Growth in Public Tertiary Institutions of the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
Authors: Adokiye Atombosoba Ekine, PhD, FCIHRSM, FIMC.
Volume: 9
Issue: 11
Pages: 39-41
Publication Date: 2025/11/28
Abstract:
Employee training is a strategic driver of organisational performance and growth. This paper investigates how structured training initiatives influence productivity, innovation, and institutional effectiveness within public tertiary institutions across the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Guided by the Human Capital Theory and the Resource-Based View, it adopts a descriptive conceptual approach supported by existing empirical evidence. The analysis reveals that consistent, need-based training enhances staff competencies, instructional delivery, and administrative efficiency, thereby strengthening institutional growth and competitiveness. The study also finds that inadequate funding, irregular training schedules, and weak linkage between training and organisational strategy continue to undermine staff development outcomes. It concludes that training should be repositioned as a core strategic function within university governance. Accordingly, the paper recommends that tertiary institutions institutionalise comprehensive training policies, align capacity-building programmes with strategic goals, strengthen funding through TETFund support, and establish robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure measurable improvement in organisational performance.