The study investigated the impact of human capital formation programmes on organizational\r\ncommitment of workers in industrial organizations in South-Western Nigeria. This study\r\nadopted ex-post-facto research method. A total of 240 respondents were selected for the study\r\nusing proportionate stratified sampling technique.\r\nThe Human Capital Formation Scale (HCFS) with three subset scales which include:\r\nComputer Skill Training Scale (CSTS) and Conflict Management Skill Training Scale\r\n(CMSTS) and Organizational Commitment Scale (OCS) was used for data collection.\r\nHowever, the research questions generated for the study were tested using Regression\r\nAnalysis and t-test statistical method at 0.05 alpha levels. The finding of the study revealed\r\nthat the human capital formation programmes (taken together) significantly influenced\r\norganizational commitment of workers. Also, finding revealed that computer skill training\r\nand conflict management skill training have significantly influenced organizational\r\ncommitment of workers. It was found that there is no significant difference between male and\r\nfemale employees exposure to each of the human capital formation programmes. The finding\r\nfurther showed that there was no significant difference in the level of both male and female\r\nworkers participation in human capital formation programmes in both public and private\r\norganizations selected for the study. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended\r\nthat human capital formation programmes should be given priority by all establishments in\r\norder to forestall organizational commitment for all levels of workers. Also, training needs of\r\nthe organization as well as that of workers must be identified before making\r\nrecommendations for training. Moreover, human resource development policies should be\r\nwell defined and be entrenched in the mission statement of all work organizations in Nigeria,\r\nin order to foster equity and promotional skill acquisition.
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