Training to Raise Awareness of University Staff Given
An awareness raising training was given to the academic and administrative staff of Ethiopian Civil Service University on policies and current conditions of the country in two rounds –from March 14-16, 2013 and from March 20-21, 2013 in Abai hall of the main campus.
Opening the training, President of ECSU, Dr Hailemichael Abera said,
“ We need to know government policies well. The mission of the civil service is to implement policies of the government. ”
The objective of the training, according to the president, was equipping the participants with the necessary knowledge on different policies and current condition of the country so that they can contribute their share in realizing the country’s vision of extricating from poverty.Dr.Hailemichael
“What we have achieved in the past few years was an indication that we can develop. If we could be able to register development in such short period of time, we really can develop. … We have understood that the development path we have been following is fruitful”
Dr.Hailemichael also said the civil servants have to understand policies and strategies so as to discharge their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
The training included lectures on building a developmental democratic State, executing capacity building, organization of Change Army, Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) and its two and half years implementation among others. The participants were divided in to eighteen groups and held discussions on issues raised in the presentations in separate breakout rooms.
Similar training will be given to students of ECSU in the coming few days.