Effect of Human Capital Training and Development on Performance of Paint Manufacturing Firms in South East Nigeria

In the study we evaluated the effect of Human Capital training and development on performance of Paint manufacturing firms in South East, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to: Ascertain the effect of knowledge on product quality/standard and examine the effect of skills on promotion of innovation on Paint Manufacturing Firms in South East Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of three hundred and seventy two (372) staff of Paint manufacturing firms in south East, Nigeria. The whole population was used due to the small number. The study used the descriptive survey design approach. The primary source of data was the administration of questionnaire. Total of 288 staff returned the questionnaire and accurately filled. Data from the questionnaire were analyzed using simple percentages, mean and standard deviation, and the research hypotheses were tested using Z – test. The findings indicated that Knowledge had significant positive effect on product quality or standard of Paint Manufacturing Firms in South East Nigeria, Z (6.364 < 12.257, p < .05).   Skills had significant positive effect on promotion of Paint Manufacturing Firms in South East Nigeria, Z (7.307 < 8.957, p < .05).  The study concluded that Knowledge and Skills had significant positive effect on product quality/standard and promotion of Paint Manufacturing Firms in South East Nigeria.  The study recommended among others that the management of the manufacturing firms should encourage Knowledge acquisitions through training and retraining of their employees, recruitment of experienced employees and creation of regulations that encourages human capital development.