Abstract:
This thesis entitled” Human Resource Utilization Practices in Gambella Regional State
government owned TVET colleges , Gambella Agricultural, Openo and Dimma were selected
for the study. The main purpose of the study was to identify the problems attached to academic
and supportive staff utilization and to give recommendations for the problems that may identified
so as to improve the existing situations. The subject of the study was 27 dean and management
member, 147 academic staff, and 143 supportive staff. To this effect, respondent sampling was
carried out by using census and proportional sampling techniques. The required information
was gathered through the use of questionnaires, interviews and document analysis. The
percentage‟ frequency, mean score and te-test techniques were used to make analysis of the data
obtained from the respondents under study. An extended review of literature was made to
discuss the different principles and theory of human resource utilization practices available from
different sources of books, journals, and unpublished materials. To answer the basic question,
primary and secondary data have been analyzed in line with basic theoretical and conceptual
arguments of the subject. The result revealed that selected TVET colleges faced problems and
the human resource utilization practice in general was insufficient. Mismatch of the existing
human power knowledge and skill with the actual job, administrators are less concern to human
elements, shortage of qualified or skilled manpower, lack of instructional materials and lack of
employees‟ motivation were the few major causes that identified in the study. Therefore, as
human resource is crucial factor of all resources should be given due considerations that
improves individuals or groups performance towards achieving institutional goals. Finally,
certain recommendations were made based on the findings and conclusion.
