ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the role of personnel department in manpower training and development. Specifically, the study aimed at ascertaining the different roles personnel department plays in an organization and to find out if manpower training and development has any positive impact in an organization. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 50 responses were validated from the survey. From the responses obtained and analysed, the findings revealed that the roles personnel department plays in an organization includes personnel management, personnel recruitment and selections, compensation and incentive management, employee performance and evaluation, staff training and development etc. The findings further revealed that manpower training and development has any positive impact in an organization. The study recommend organizations to develop the employee training within the framework of a comprehensive, ongoing, and consistent employee training program since quality employee training program is essential to keep the staff motivated about learning new concepts and their departments profitable. More so, Personnel departments should also enhance the selection criterion, so that it gives equal opportunity to all categories of workers to be selected for training.
