RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING AND ACCREDITATION OUTCOME IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN ANAMBRA STATES.

Abstract

The study which aimed at determining the relationship between human resource planning and
accreditation outcome in tertiary institution in Anambra State, Nigeria, adopted a co-relational study
design. The population of the study stood at 320 respondents which comprised all heads of academic
departments in tertiary institutions in Anambra State. A sample size of 135 heads of departments that
carried out accreditation in at least one programme in the year 2021, 2022 and 2023 were selected for
the study. The researcher used structured questionnaire titled Human Resource Planning Questionnaire
(HRPQ), with eleven items. The face validity of the questionnaires was determined by three experts.
The internal consistency of the instrument was determined using Cronbach’s Alpha reliability
coefficient, of which 0.95 was obtained. The researcher together with 18 research assistants that lectures
in the various institutions administered the instruments directly to the respondents. The data collected
were analyzed using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient to answer the research question
and multinomial logistic regression to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The decision
to reject or fail to reject the hypothesis was based on probability value (p-value). Where the p-value was
less than the stipulated level of significance (0.05), the null hypothesis was rejected, whereas the null
hypothesis was not rejected where the calculated p-value is greater than the stipulated level of
significance (0.05). The analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version
21. The findings of the study show that there was negligible positive relationship between human
resource planning and accreditation outcome in tertiary institutions in Anambra state. It was therefore
concluded that there was non-significant relationship between human resource planning and
accreditation outcome in tertiary institutions in Anambra state.Among the recommendation is that the
federal, state and stakeholders should ensure that well qualified staff as stipulated in the accrediting
agency’s guidelines be to adapt to changes in school environment and acquire the necessary knowledge
for successful accreditation outcome.