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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1991

THE CENTRE RUNS A

THREE-MONTH

TRAINING PROGRAMME TWICE A YEAR.

POINTED HE PROFESSIONAL STAFF, ESTABLISHMENT.

FULL-TIME SENIOR MANAGEMENT

OUT THAT A TOTAL OF 500 OFFICERS, MOSTLY

HAD BENEFITED FROM THE

SINCE PROGRAMME

A SUM OF $5.67 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TRAINING DURING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

ITS

TO

THE CENTRE FOR

NOTING THAT OFFICERS WERE ALSO SPONSORED TO ATTEND COURSES

OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL ORGANISED BY LOCAL AND

INSTITUTIONS, HE SAID MORE THAN LAST FINANCIAL YEAR

9,000 OFFICERS WERE SO BENEFITED, INCLUDING NEARLY 450 WHO BENEFITED FROM TRAINING OVERSEAS.

THE

AS REGARDS CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, THE SECRETARY SAID

EXAMINED CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH CALLED FOR AND

DIRECTORATE SUCCESSION PLANS FOR BACH DEPARTMENT.

"PART OF THE PROCESS OF GROOMING OFFICERS FOR HIGHER POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVES IDENTIFYING THOSE WITH AND PROVIDING FOR THEM, WHERE

TO ATTEND APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSES EITHER LOCALLY OR OVERSEAS.

NECESSARY,

CAREER EXPOSURE

IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN "ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IS ALSO AN DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPARTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THROUGH INTER OR INTRA-DEPARTMENTAL POSTINGS," HE ADDED.

SENIOR TO ENABLE

EXPERIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S OPERATIONS AT THE

PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS

POLICY OR RESOURCE

TO ACQUIRE WORK CENTRAL LEVEL, HB SELECTED IN THE

SAID THE BRANCH HAD AN ESTABLISHED ARRANGEMENT FOR SECONDING

TO OFFICERS PROFESSIONAL GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.

BRANCHES

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