ABSTRACT Staff training and development are based on the premise that skills of employees need to be improved for organisations to grow. Hence, Federal Polytechnics in Nigeria have over time engaged in the training and development of their lecturers in order to enhance productivity and job performance. Therefore this study investigated the impact of staff development programmes on the job performance of lecturers in Federal Polytechnics. The study sought to determine the impact of higher education programmes and Information Communication Technology(ICT) on the job performance of lecturers, examine the impact of seminars and workshops, conferences, orientation and mentoring programmes on their job performance, ascertain the impact of Federal Polytechnics’ management support for enhancing staff development, find out the impact of lecturers’ attitude towards attendance and participation in conferences and to find out the impact of organisational issues that constrain lecturers’ training and development in the Polytechnics. Nine research questions and nine hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was 6028 which included all the management staff, heads of departments and lecturers in the 19 Federal polytechnics. A total of 807 respondents were selected using a two- stage sampling method. Eight hundred and two sample members respond

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