In-Service Training Needs of Colleges of Education Business Teachers for job Performance and Sustainable Development in North-West Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of in-service training needs on the job performance of lecturers in colleges of education for sustainable development in North-west Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria. Two research questions were answered and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance in order to determine the influence of conferences and workshops on the job performance of lecturers in college of education in north-west geo-political zone, Nigeria.  The study used survey research design.  The population was ninety lecturers (90) of the Department of Business Education in colleges of education in north-west geo-political zone, Nigeria.  The whole population was used for the study and therefore, no sampling was made for the study.  The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire.  The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. The null hypotheses were tested using regression analysis at 0.05 levels of significance.  The findings of the research revealed that there are significant influences of lecturers’ conferences and workshop on their job performance.  Based on this, it was concluded that in-service training improves lecturers` job performance in colleges of education in north-west geo-political zone Nigeria, thus there is needs for in-service training for colleges of education teachers. The research recommended that in-service training should be given to every staff in colleges of education so as to improve their job performance and for sustainable development as far as teaching and learning process is concerned.