WORK ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE (A STUDY OF OYO STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, IGBOORA, OYO STATE)

ABSTRACT Employees are extremely valuable business asset, and work engagement is undeniably a dominant source of competitive advantage at all organisational levels. Hence, the study examined the work engagement strategies and organisation performance with particular reference to Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo State. The questionnaire was a major instrument for the study, the researcher selected a sample from the population using the Taro Yamane statistical formula of 1967 at 0.08 level of significance for determining the sample size of one hundred and twenty-one (121) staff which questionnaires were administered to and they are all properly filled and returned. The study adopted both descriptive statistics as well as inferential statistics, while a descriptive survey was adopted in the methodology using stratified sampling techniques; simple percentages, and a correlation test with SPSS Windows software were employed for data analysis. The result of the hypothesis tested revealed that employee compensation, training and career development and Work environment has significant effect on the organisation performance of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo State. The study concluded that work engagement strategies are pivotal to enhancing organizational performance at Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora, Oyo State. Hence, the study recommended that the institution should review and improve its employee compensation structures to ensure that wages and benefits are competitive and aligned with industry standards and prioritize the professional development of its staff by offering regular training programs, workshops, and career advancement opportunities. Keywords: Disengagement, Efficiency, Employee engagement, Performance, Training