• BALA
• USUNG ISAAC AKPAN

ABSTRACT The Paper titled assessment of the role of Human Resource Development in Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola. This paper examines the nature of Human Resource Development methods employed in developing employees’ capability, the impact of those human resource development programmes on the employees, the challenges faced by the organizations towards effective Human Resource Development programmes and the impact on the achievement of organization goal. The author use both primary and secondary data for as a means of data collection. The study revealed that among the available Human Resource in Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola for the non-teaching staff are; appraisal performance, effective conflict management and incentives, while training and development, involvement in the decision making, job description, orientation for work and staff welfare were lacking for non-teaching staff. Also it was revealed that the extent of the benefit derived by non-teaching staff from human resource development programme in Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola is low. The study rated the overall performance of institution as a result of available Human Resource Development programme for its non-teaching staff as low. Among the challenges facing effective Human Resource Development programme in Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola include lack of funds and resources, wrong motives and lack of specialist. The study also established the significantly impacted on Human Resource Development on the commitment and performance of non-teaching staff, also, Human Resource Development significantly impacted on the overall institutional performance. The study recommends for involvement of the non-teaching staff in the aspect of training and development in Polytechnic. Likewise, the non-teaching staff should be allowed for partaking in the decision making, giving job description and orientation as well as staff welfare. The conscious utilization of funds and resources for the Human Resource Development in the Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola was also recommended for the management.

Key words: Human resource, Development, Appraisal, Institution, Performance, Management

"ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNIC, YOLA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.588-594, December 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDT06078.pdf

"ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNIC, YOLA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp588-594, December 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDT06078.pdf