IMPACT OF MORDERN OFFICE AUTOMATION ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OFOFFICE TECHNOLOGIST IN KANO STATE POLYTECHNIC

This Study on “The Impact of Office Automation on The Productivity of Office Technologist” was necessitated in order to determine the relevant of core and soft office automation skills. 3 research questions guide the study. The area of study is KanoState Polytechnic (SMS).52 Office Technologists Constituted the population. The sample size of 45 wasselected based on Judgmental sampling technique. The design for the study was survey research. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire divided into section A for personal Data and section B for 15 items relating the research questions. 5 point rating scale was used. The instrument was validated by the researches Supervisor and all corrections made were dully incorporated and that made the instrument to be valid. The data was collected by the researcher and with the help of two research assistants. The data was analyzed with percentage and mean to answer the research questions. The finding shows at that office automation facilities, core skills and soft skills were relevant for office technologist’s productivity. The researcher concluded that office automation on office technologist’s productivity in Kano State Polytechnic (SMS) is Relevant. Among the recommendation was that the management of Kano State Polytechnic (SMS) should employ Office Technologist with postgraduate qualification. Additionally, the Office Technologists of Kano State Polytechnic (SMS) should go for further training in order to develop themselves so as to maintain their relevance in the Polytechnic.