Corruption-free: Elementary education department begins training course for staffers
Around 250-350 employees will be trained on procurement of supplies to ensure transparency.
Around 250-350 employees will be trained on procurement of supplies to ensure transparency. PHOTO: FILE
PESHAWAR:
The provincial government has resolved to make the process of procurement for education departments more transparent so that its opponents do not get an opportunity to level allegations.
On Monday, while addressing the inauguration of a training course on procurement of supplies arranged for officials of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Elementary and Secondary Education Department, Minister for Education Muhammad Atif Khan said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government’s main purpose is to facilitate the people. “Until government employees are equipped with proper training, they will not be able to deliver as required,” said Khan.
The minister further said non-governmental organisations have been putting all their efforts into improving the sector because the budget of the education department is usually insufficient to meet all requirements.
“However, the education department has planned to allocate a separate budget for holding training sessions for its employees and to equip them with modern techniques,” maintained Khan. Professional training is necessary to improve the performance of government-run institutions, he added.
According to the minister, the provincial government is spending millions of rupees on teachers’ trainings and is taking initiatives for capacity building of the department’s officials. “There should be a transparent system in place to gauge the performance of trainees before and after the training concludes,” said Khan.
The training course is being held in Peshawar in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development and is a part of K-P Education Support Programme (KPESP).
The KPESP is a five-year programme designed to help the provincial education department realise the objectives of its education sector plans, including strengthening public financial management and procurement system.
Out of the 17,500 employees of the education department, around 250-300 have been selected for the course which will conclude at the end of May. The government also plans to conduct the training in Swat and Abbottabad.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 25th, 2014.
The provincial government has resolved to make the process of procurement for education departments more transparent so that its opponents do not get an opportunity to level allegations.
On Monday, while addressing the inauguration of a training course on procurement of supplies arranged for officials of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Elementary and Secondary Education Department, Minister for Education Muhammad Atif Khan said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government’s main purpose is to facilitate the people. “Until government employees are equipped with proper training, they will not be able to deliver as required,” said Khan.
The minister further said non-governmental organisations have been putting all their efforts into improving the sector because the budget of the education department is usually insufficient to meet all requirements.
“However, the education department has planned to allocate a separate budget for holding training sessions for its employees and to equip them with modern techniques,” maintained Khan. Professional training is necessary to improve the performance of government-run institutions, he added.
According to the minister, the provincial government is spending millions of rupees on teachers’ trainings and is taking initiatives for capacity building of the department’s officials. “There should be a transparent system in place to gauge the performance of trainees before and after the training concludes,” said Khan.
The training course is being held in Peshawar in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development and is a part of K-P Education Support Programme (KPESP).
The KPESP is a five-year programme designed to help the provincial education department realise the objectives of its education sector plans, including strengthening public financial management and procurement system.
Out of the 17,500 employees of the education department, around 250-300 have been selected for the course which will conclude at the end of May. The government also plans to conduct the training in Swat and Abbottabad.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 25th, 2014.