Lifelong Learning and Workers’ Productivity in Public Service Organizations in Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper investigated the relationship between lifelong learning and workers’ productivity in public service organizations in Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Ex-post Facto research design was adopted for the study. A population of 800 respondents were used in the study and a sample of 400 representing 50% of the population was randomly selected using the stratified random sampling technique. The Lifelong Learning and Workers’ Productivity Questionnaire (LLLAWPQ) was the instrument used for data collection. 389 copies of questionnaire administered were successfully completed and retrieved for analysis. The reliability of the instrument was established with Cronbach Alpha Reliability Method with an internal consistency of 0.86. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Analysis was adopted to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance with relative degrees of freedom. The result of the analysis revealed that, on- the- job training and self- directed learning significantly relate with productivity. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended amongst others that employees should be trained and developed regularly as the most important asset of the organization by exposing them to modern training facilities and lifelong learning programmes to enable them acquire skills and knowledge that will enhance their productivity.