© 2021. M. Ayodele Bello. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Assessing Pre-Retirement Training Methods: A Case Study of Federal Teaching Hospitals in Southwestern Nigeria By M. Ayodele Bello Obafemi Awolowo University Abstract- The Nigerian public service has undergone several reforms (pension, reforms, monetisation reforms, restructuring and repositioning of ministries, anti corruption, pre-retirement training among others. The conditions of many retirees in Nigeria and the problems they are facing have attracted attention of late. Among others, the problems being faced by retirees include loss of the usual monthly salary, anxiety about a residential home, lack of occupation, dwindling status, decreased strength and deteriorated health condition, physical disabilities, aging and sudden loss of life. The Nigerian economy is facing serious challenges, hence, there is need for pre-retirement planning strategies to combat and manage the impending pains and stress in retirement. It is important to note from the onset that “among the different categories of workers in the labour force in Nigeria, the workers approaching retirement and the retired workers should be a great concern (Agnew, 2013). Even those who are looking forward to retirement, usually feel a deep sense of loss. Keywords: retirement, pre-retirement, training, pension and empowerment. GJHSS-G Classification: FOR Code: 930599 AssessingPreRetirementTrainingMethodsACaseStudyofFederalTeachingHospitalsinSouthwesternNigeria Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: G Linguistics & Education Volume 21 Issue 1 Version 1.0 Year 2021 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: