GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

Abstract The study examined the effects of seminar and workshop as instruments of training and retraining workers on workers’ commitment in Akwa Ibom State civil service. Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. 388 Civil Servants were sampled from the population of 13,537 employees working in the AKS Civil Service. “TRAINING AND RETRAINING QUESTIONNAIRE” (TRQ)” developed by the researcher was used to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by experts in Test, Measurement and Evaluation and the reliability coefficient of the instrument was .86. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings of the study revealed that there is significant effect of seminar on workers’ commitment in Akwa Ibom State civil service. Finally, it was observed that there is significant effect of workshop on workers’ commitment in Akwa Ibom State civil service. One of the recommendations was that the Federal Government should organize seminar training for civil service workers occasionally to improve their knowledge on a specific subject and also as a great morale booster to them. Keywords: Seminar, Workshop, Workers’ commitment