Manpower Development and Administration of Higher Institution for Sustainable Development: Experience From Ondo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated manpower development and administration of higher institution for 
sustainable development: Experience from Ondo State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research 
design of quantitative type was employed. The population comprised of all the 462 academic and 
400 non-academic staff of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State. The sample comprised 384 
academic and non-academic staff of the college. A self-structured and validated instrument titled 
“Manpower Development and Administration of Higher Institution Questionnaire” with a 
reliability coefficient index of 0.81 was administered to collect data for the study. Data collected 
were analysed using simple percentages and mean. The results showed that attending of 
conferences, workshops, seminars, and fellowship programmes were the approaches employed for 
manpower development for sustainable development in Ondo State; the level of administration of 
the College for sustainable development was moderate; in addition, the challenges associated with 
manpower development and administration of the College for sustainable development included 
inadequate funding, poor infrastructural facilities, and inadequate skilled manpower; and the 
critical solutions for manpower development and administration of the College for sustainable 
development are through the provision of adequate funding to higher institution, purchase and 
maintain infrastructural facilities, and increase the number of skilled manpower; and manpower 
development moderately enhanced administration of the College for sustainable development. 
Therefore, it was recommended that government should intensify efforts on manpower 
development to maintain the improvement of the College administration for sustainable 
development.