MAN POWER DEVELOPMENT IN THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: RELEVANCE TO INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Manpower development or human resources development is an ongoing process that analyze, forecast and projects on organizations future manpower requirements. This is an important factor because there is an increasing interconnectedness and independency among the worlds, regions, nations, government, businessmen, institutions and individuals which characterized the global economic environment. Hence, people have been found to be an important asset in the paradigm shift to the knowledge-based economy. Therefore, effective training of these individuals would lead to high level of productivity in business. Various training approaches such as vestibule training, on-the-job training, and off-the-job training among others are essentials in man power development process.