Influence of Evaluation on Human Capital Development in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of evaluation on Human capital development in Port Harcourt Metropolis. Three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted the survey research design. The population of the study consisted of Health workers, Bank workers and secondary school teachers in the area. The purposive sampling technique was employed in selecting the 340 respondents that formed the sample of the study. The instrument for data collection was the "Evaluation and Human Capital Development Questionnaire (EHCDQ)”. Mean score and standard deviation was used in analyzing the three research questions. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used in analyzing the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that the respondents affirmed the relevance, benefits or influences of evaluation to Human Capital Development in the area. However, there were significant differences in the mean responses of Health workers and Bank workers and between Bank workers and secondary school teachers. The observed differences in the mean responses of Health workers and secondary teachers were not

 statistically significant. The study recommended that employers of labour such as government and private organizations should organize awareness campaigns on evaluation programmes.