Human Resource Planning in Public Sector: A Case Study of Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board (RSUBEB)

Abstract

This paper examined human resource planning in public sector: a case study of rivers state universal basic education board (RSUBEB). A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population for this study consisted of 200 staff of RSUBEB and 1,250 teachers, totalling 1450. The sample size of 145 respondents representing 10% of the entire population was drawn for the study using a simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for the study was titled: Human Resource Planning in Public Sector Questionnaire (HRPPSQ). The instrument items were designed and validated by the researcher, and a reliability index of 0.81 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha. The findings revealed that that human resource planning contributes to RSUBEB by enabling the possibility of having skill inventory, labour forecast, employee demand and keeping a balance between labour supply and demand prediction. Also, there are several challenges hindering human resource planning and these challenges contribute to the increased probability of planning failure in the Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the board members and executives of Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board should encourage and consolidate on human resource planning practices that will contribute to the growth and development of the Board.