Nigeria’s labour ministry trains reform officers

The need for adequate capacity building for Reform Officers in any organization or establishment has been stressed.

The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment Dr Yerima Tarfa believes that to successfully drive reform and innovative initiatives in any MDA, specialized training and exposure to requisite information on how to facilitate operational change and improvement in service delivery by governmental institutions is required.

To achieve this feat, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment organised a workshop to build the capacity of the Ministry’s Reform Officers, for the effective discharge of their responsibilities and improved service delivery.

Dr Tarfa, while flagging off the workshop, stated that Reform schedule officers in government organisations are expected to have good knowledge about how and why any organizational system in which they operate should function.

Tarfa disclosed that the workshop was organised for relevant officers of the Reform Coordination and Service Improvement Department, and the Reform Nodal Officers of the different departments of the ministry.

He disclosed that the Reform Coordination Department in Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) was created by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) “as the driving machinery for undertaking corrective actions in the functionality of any Ministry, Department, or Agency of government, where and when necessary”.

The Permanent Secretary expressed hope that the workshop would equip the participants with the required technical knowledge and capacity to initiate reforms, and ultimately achieve the objectives of their office.

At the end of the workshop, the participants are expected to be well-positioned to appreciate “the issues, problems and prospects of pursuing reforms”, in their respective Departments”, Dr Tarfa said.

Director, Department of Reform Coordination and Service Improvement of the Ministry, Dr John Magbadelo, disclosed that the workshop would impart to the officers, the necessary knowledge about their schedule and how to properly function as Reform agents in the Ministry.

He further stated that the capacity-building would bridge the competency gap in that Schedule.

Magbadelo encouraged the officers to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the workshop to improve their knowledge base, as well as an understanding of how to perform their roles. (VON)