INFLUENCE OF MENTORSHIP ON MANAGERIAL AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL VICE PRINCIPALS FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SUCEESSION IN ENUGU STATE

Mentoring is a veritable strategy for human resource management, yet little is known about its effect on employee’s performance in school business. This research critically investigated the influence of mentorship on the managerial and digital communication skill development of vice principal’s effective performance in private secondary school in Enugu State. The study employed a descriptive survey design. The population used for the study comprised of 395 vice principals in administration cadre of private secondary school. There were no sampling due to the manageable size of the population. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. This instrument used for the data collection was 20 items questionnaire grouped into to section according to the research questions that guided the study. The items were structured in four-point rating scale. The instrument was validated and reliability of the instrument determined using Crumbach Alpha which yielded 0.85. Out of the 395 copies distributed, 355 copies were returned giving 90.33% return rate. Mean and Standard deviation and t-test statistics were the statistical tools used. The finding of this study revealed that mentoring influences the development of managerial skills (x=2.91) and digital communication skills (x=3.07) of private secondary schools’ principals for effective performance in school management succession. The study recommended among others that teachers and employers of labour at various levels should utilise mentorship as identified in the training and development of managerial and digital communication skills for effective management of school business.