Professional Development Programmes And Teachers’ Effectiveness
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SECONDARY SCHOOLS, KWARA STATE]

The concept of framework of this study is based on the two important issues which is professional development programs and teacher effectiveness.  In order to maximize full benefit of these model, government and relevant stakeholders in the sector should support and encourage professional development programme as the only way of achieving needed standard and quality education in Ilorin West Local Government Area secondary school and the national at large.
Empirical Studies
The empirical studies of professional development programme and teacher effectiveness have been examined in different aspect.
Ognnmakin (2008), investigates staff development programmes and teachers effectiveness in secondary schools. A case study of Ibadan South Local Government Area of Oyo State for the award of Bachelor of Education in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile–Ife Osun State, Nigeria. The findings of his study reveal that there is significant relationship between in-service training programmes and teachers teaching method in the class room. 14 schools out of 49 schools in the Local Government were randomly picked for the study. These include 4 private schools out of 17 private schools and 10 public School out of 32 public school, the researcher use Non-proportionate sampling technique to pick randomly in 4 private schools, 58 teachers out of 130 teachers and pick 92 teachers out of 263 teachers in public schools. The data were analyzed using ANOVA with significant value of F (2,147) = 0.841, sig. (0.434) > 0.05 therefore, the hypothesis was accepted and it was concluded that there is significant relationship between in – service training programmes and teacher teaching method in the classroom.
    Samad (2008) studied management of capacity building and teacher effeteness in Government Secondary School Birini Gwari, Birini Gwari Local Government. Area of Kaduna State the award of Masters of Education in Educational management in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.The result of the finding reveals that there is a significant relationship between management capacity building and teacher effeteness. 290 teachers and vice principal with 10 principal were selected for the finding using stratified sampling techniques. Data were analyzed using Spearson product correlation. The calculated r- value (713) is greater than the critical r-value 1.190 at 05 level of significance and for 297 degree of freedom therefore null hypothesis was rejected which shows that there is significant relationship between management capacity building and teacher effeteness.
Appraisal of the Literature Reviewed
        In this chapter has a summary of writers view about Human capital development and teachers’ job performance in secondary schools. Thus it is cleared from most literature reviewed that human capital development provides the platform for practicing teachers to refresh their knowledge, to improve their competencies and to bring about attitudinal change in their outlook towards educational issues in the country.  The writers are of the opinion that human capital development is one of the important motivational strategies that could be used to enhance teachers' job performance in the school system. Teachers in the school influence in no small way the quality of educational output and are important indicators of efficiency. Their training and level of development influences the educational outcome and quality delivery.
        Others are of the opinion that the policies implemented by the government must take into consideration the interplay of certain critical variables that influence teachers' career in order to ensure the best possible quality in the teaching workforce. Teachers should be given both local and international scholarship to upgrade and update their knowledge and skills in order to influence changes in students. They should be encouraged to further the spirit of enquiry and creativity and assisted to fit into the social life of the community and society at large.