The Challenges of Developing Ghanaian Managers for Economy, Efficiency and Effectiveness

Abstract

The establishment of State – Owned Enterprises (SOEs) was perceived as one of the means to achieving economic progress. Unfortunately, SOEs have not performed as expected. The present government seems to be more rigorous in its approach to reform the public sector and encourage private sector participation. To improve performance the government introduced management development programs as part of the performance evaluation system. It therefore becomes a challenge to the training institutions in the country to assess training needs and design programs tailored to meet those needs. In the light of this, my project aimed at the establishment of training needs of the managers of eleven state organizations in Ghana. The survey revealed that improvement in skills that are pertinent for achieving value for money was urgently needed. It also indicated that most companies in the country use external consultants/training companies for the training of their staff.