IMPACT OF TERTIARY EDUCATION TRUST FUND (TETFUND) ON ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT TO ALL BENEFITING TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN BENUE STATE OF NIGERIA

Abstract

This research work focused on the impact of Tertiary Education Trust Fund on academic staff development in tertiary institutions in Benue State. A total of 155 academic staff from five tertiary institutions in Benue State were sampled for this research. Three research questions and two hypotheses were formulated for the studies. The study adopted the descriptive correlative survey research design. Carefully designed questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. The analysis made use of Chi-square to test the hypotheses. The data collected were analysed using frequency and percentages. The findings revealed that the chi- square calculated at 2 degrees of freedom is 117. 071 a with a P value of 0. 00. Since the P­value of 0.00 is less than the set alpha value of 0.05, there is a relationship between TETFund and the academic staff training and development of academic staff of Benue State tertiary institutions. Also, there is a relationship between TETFund and academic staff research output in tertiary institutions in Benue State. TETFund intervention on training and development has great impact on improved skills and development of the staff of tertiary institutions. Also, TETFund sponsorship for training of academic staff has significant impact on research and academic growth in tertiary institutions. Findings suggest that TETFund should increase the current amount allocated for academic staff training considering the preset economic conditions and remove or reduce the bureaucratic processes involved in accessing fimds'for easy assessment of fund.