• Aisha Abubakar Bayola
• Umar
• Y. Baraya
• Buhari Ahmadu.

The study examined the influence of staff development programmes on the job performance of Business Education lecturers in Federal Colleges of Education in North-East, Nigeria. One objective, one research question, and one corresponding null hypothesis guided the study. A survey research design was adopted. The target population comprised all 136 Business Education lecturers in the four Federal Colleges of Education located in Northeast, Nigeria. They are Federal College of education Technical Gombe, Federal College of Education Technical Potiskum, Yobe State, Federal college of education Yola, Adamawa Stateand Federal College of Education Jamaare (Bauchi State), a census sampling technique was used, involving the entire population as respondents. Data were collected using an adapted questionnaire. The instrument underwent face validation by three experts and attained a Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient exceeding 0.70 which is found to be reliable. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) were used to answer research question, while simple linear regression analysis tested hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that (in-service traininghad a moderate positive influence on job performance of Business Education Lecturers. Regression analysis also indicated statistically significant positive influence between staff in-service training and job performance, with p-values less than 0.05 for a tested hypothesis. The study concluded that effective and regular participation in staff development is crucial for enhancing lecturers’ professional skills and job performance. It recommended that management of Federal Colleges of Education in North-East, Nigeria, should intensify the organisation and sponsorship of relevant training, workshops, conferences, and seminars to ensure continual staff improvement and optimal educational outcomes.

Staff development, Job performance, Business Education, Lecturers

"INFLUENCE OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ON THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS IN FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-EAST, NIGERIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 3, page no.c395-c406, March-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2603251.pdf

"INFLUENCE OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ON THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS IN FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-EAST, NIGERIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 3, page no. ppc395-c406, March-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2603251.pdf