NEED ASSESSMENT AND VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT PRACTICES IN NORTHWEST NIGERIAN STATE MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION
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In state ministries of education, conducting regular needs assessments is not just a choice; it is a necessity to ensure the enduring success of education institutions in the modern era. In the recent years, Northwest, Nigeria Ministries of Education are faced with challenge of political interest during staff recruitment process that significantly strikes the compliance to the laid down guidelines for recruitment of staff in the sector. In view of the above, this study examined the “Perceptions of Stakeholders on Need Assessment and Advertisement of Vacancies Practices in Northwest, Nigeria Ministries of Education in”. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 606. This comprises of 324 Civil Service Commission staff, 154 Planning Research and Statistics Staff and 128 Human Resources/Personnel Management Department Staff from the States Ministries of Education in Northwest, Nigeria. 234 respondents were used as sample for the study based on the recommendation of Researcher Advisors Table (2006). Proportionate stratified sampling technique was used for the study. Three experts vet the instrument and the reliability index yielded 0.82 using Cronbach’s Alpha Method. Mean score was used to answer the research questions while One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses formulated at the 0.05 significance level. Findings of the study revealed that stakeholders did not significantly differ in their perceptions on the need assessment practice in State Ministries of Education in Northwest Zone, Nigeria (p = 0.23). The study recommended that need assessments practices in State Ministries of Education, should be improved by maintaining strict compliance to the policy which guides need assessment activities.
Keywords: Recruitment Process, Needs Assessment, Advertisement of Vacancies
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