CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

The usefulness of training and manpower development in any organisation cannot to over emphasize.  Every organisation depends on training on manpower development among other factors for the attainment of its goals and objectives.  The objectives cannot be fully achieved unless the employees are training and development to acquire the necessary skills knowledge and ability to perform their functional job.

1.1            BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Federal Ministry of Education is one of the oldest ministers established by the colonial masters.  The ministry is a social service ministry is an important organisation because it formulates polices on education, inspects and elements them.  The chief executive of the federal ministry of education is the Honourable minister while the permanent secretary is the head of administration and the ministry’s accounting officer.  He takes the blame ad praises as the chief accounting officer.  All the departments of the ministry are headed by directors.  The departments are formal education department, which includes, secondary, higher education, and adult and formal education.

(a) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

This department is in-charge of polytechnics, colleges of education, technical and federal technical colleges.

(b) PLANNING, RESEARCH AND STATISTICS

This department its in-charge of planning matters using statistical analysis for the ministry.

 (c) INSPECTORATE DEPARTMENT

This is the quantity control post of the ministry charged with the responsibility to inspecting schools at all levels to check if standards in education policy are maintained and it also advises the authority based on their findings

(d)     FINANCE DEPARTMENT

This department is responsible for all financial matters that relates to the ministry.