Ekiti to upgrade staff development centre to institute


The Ekiti State government is set to upgrade the in-house Staff Development Centre to a full-fledged institute for public servants.
The Head of Service (HOS), Dr. Olugbenga Faseluka, broke the news yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, during the second convocation ceremony of the centre.
The HOS said Governor Ayodele Fayose had approved the advancement of officers in the secretarial cadre from their previous cadre bar to a more advanced level.
The gesture, according to Faseluka, is a display of the commitment of the current administration to making public service more proficient while prioritising the welfare of workers.
Faseluka said the development centre, which caters for the training of the secretary cadre only, would be upgraded to become a vibrant citadel of learning that can handle the training of all cadres in public service.
Emphasising that the government was aware that training was key to a better, more professional public service, Faseluka said Fayose relocated the centre to its present site with state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment during his first term in office.
He said: “There is no gainsaying the fact that the centre has contributed tremendously to the manpower needs in the secretarial cadres of public service and private/corporate sector of Ekiti State and sister-states.
“I congratulate the workers and students for maintaining the quality and standard the centre is known for.”
The Permanent Secretary in the Office of Establishments and Training, Mr. Olusesan Alabi, noted that the centre was established to build human capacity and ensure career progression of workers in the service of Ekiti State government.
He stressed the importance of exposing the public service to regular training to achieve effective service delivery.
The centre’s principal, Mrs. Mercy Ipinmoroti, acknowledged the support of the DAWN Commission and the Department for International Development (DFID) for the proposed upgrade of the centre.
He said the establishment was known for its consistent pursuit of excellence, adding that it performed well in the last national secretariat examination with an overall aggregate of 97 per cent.


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