Job Rotation and Employee Skills in Deposit Money Banks in Yenagoa Bayelsa State

Job rotation is a critical component of human resource management and human capacity building as it enable and sharpen the not only employee skill, but enhances their skill varieties. A lot of organizations including deposit banks are under performing because they have neglected and refused to diversify their workers skill through job rotation strategy. This paper seeks to examine the influence of job rotation on employee’s skill varieties in selected deposit banks in yengoa. The study was anchored by organizational learning theory by Argyris and Schon (1978). The research design was mixed method approach. About 240 respondents ( banking employees) were selected through simple random sampling techniques across five different deposit banks in yenagoa from a total population of about 546. Also 10 top management staff was purposively selected for the qualitatively study and triangulation validation. Both questionnaire and in depth instruments were utilized for the study. The findings of the study revealed that job rotation strategy positively impact the skill diversity and verities of the banking workers. Besides, the opportunity for job rotation greatly improved the productivity and efficiency of the employees. Notable skills acquired by employees as a result of job rotation included technical skills. Soft skills and problem solving skills. It was recommended that to further promote job rotation as skill varieties strategy management should encourage superior/ subordinate teem pairing and mentorship. Also, a mixed method training that encourages a blend of on the job training and job rotation should be adopted to stimulate employees skill diversity and by extension optimal performance.