Human resource management and its effect on educational delivery a case of Atebubu-Amanteng municipality

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of human resource management issues on educational delivery in Atebubu-Amanteng Municipality. Objectives of the study were to identify the recruitment and selection processes of teachers; to find out kinds of policies and programmes HRM department motivate teachers to give off their best and to identify the challenges of human resource management in educational delivery. The target population of the study was 150 respondents. Purposive sampling was used to select all the 30 management staff. Simple random sampling was used to select 120 staff/workers. The researcher used closed ended questionnaire to collect data for the study. The data was processed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software package version 20.0. The data was analysed with the use of frequencies and percentages. The study revealed that that defining the vacancy, source candidates, screen applicants, shortlist candidates, interview candidates, conduct testing., and extend a job offer were main recruitment and selection processes at Atebubu Amanteng Municipality educational directorate. Again, statement such as aligning HRD to strategic priorities, building knowledge-productive learning culture, developing managerial and leadership capability, very large pool of qualified applicants making staff selection difficult, too much favouritism and personal contact hinders recruitment and selection process, political influence in the recruitment process, allocating sufficient financial resources and using it wisely. The study recommend that training and development policies also need to be discussed with newly recruited teachers to afford them the opportunity to know the training and development programmes available and how to access them. This is to ensure that teachers have the opportunity to upgrade themselves in order to keep pace with the changing demands of their professions.