JOB/OFF THE JOB TRAINING AND EFFICIENT RECORD MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN RIVERS STATE NIGERIA
Keywords:
Job/Off Job Training, Efficient Record Keeping, Office Manager, InnovationAbstract
This work examined Job/Off Job Training and Efficient Record Management in Public Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State Nigeria. The researcher adopted explanatory cross-sectional survey research design being a research framework that involves the test of hypotheses using primary or secondary data obtained from the field by use of questionnaire, interview, observation or any other appropriate social science data collection tool. The population of this study consist seven (7) public tertiary institutions in Rivers Nigeria, with ninety-eight (98) office managers serving as the respondents on behalf of the institutions. The purposive sampling technique was used which grants the researcher the freedom to assume or choose a sample size that the researcher will be able to access. To determine the criterion mean, the four-point Likert scale was added up and the total divided by four (4). The data research questions were analyzed using the descriptive research, mean procedures for research questions, while the hypotheses were tested using the Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Statistics. The following findings were made: There is a significant relationship between on the job/ off the job training and office manager growth. From the findings obtained from empirical literature and results from our tested hypotheses, we conclude that organizations should see on-the-job/ off-the-job training as an important aspect of development and training. This is because office managers can benefit from being paired with more experienced manager for guidance and mentoring on new skills for efficient in task/job delivery, workplace adaptability.