The Ministry of Public Administration and UWI St Augustine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to assess the learning and developmental needs of the Trinidad and Tobago Public Service and provide programmes to meet those needs.
The MOU was signed by Permanent Secretary of the Public Administration Ministry Mr Claudelle McKellar, and UWI St Augustine Campus Principal Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine on July 8 at the Office of the Campus Principal. Minister of Public Administration Senator Allyson West, as well as representatives from the Ministries of Public Administration and Education, and The UWI were in attendance at the signing ceremony.
FRONT ROW: (From left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Administration (MPA) Mr Claudelle McKellar, Minister of Public Administration Senator Allyson West, and UWI St Augustine Campus Principal Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, along with representatives from the campus.and MPA. PHOTO: ANEEL KARIM
"This partnership between our campus and the Ministry of Public Administration represents a significant step in creating a framework for cooperation and the establishment of a training programme for the public service," stated Professor Antoine.
"A statement from the Ministry of Public Administration said the agreement “will create a framework for the identification and assessment of the learning and development needs of the Trinidad and Tobago Public Service”.
"It would also, the statement said, lead “to the development and implementation of bespoke, demand-driven curricula to build the capacity of the Public Service, and foster continuous improvements in service delivery”.
"In the first cohort, approximately 3,000 public servants – including junior staff, mid-level managers, and senior executives – are targeted to benefit from these online courses, with the objective being to provide training to 9,000 civil servants in each year of the programme.
"Participants will benefit from accredited undergraduate and postgraduate courses in subject areas such as Project Management, Policy Development, Leadership and Conflict Management, Public Sector Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Services Management, Business Communication, Digital Literacy, Facilities Management, Public Speaking, and Events Management. The programmes will be facilitated by lecturers from The UWI.
"At the signing, Senator West spoke on the importance of these partnerships to deliver service excellence throughout the government.
"“The Ministry of Public Administration is here to ensure that the Public Service works well… it’s about fixing what exists, making things better, and continuously improving. We cannot improve the performance of the staff unless we provide them with the required training that facilitates continuous improvement.”
