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PILAG PARTNERS WITH CS TO TRAIN EXECUTIVE STAFF

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The PNG Correctional Services have partnered with the Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance to provide a training pathway for PNGCS staff.

This partnership will see executive staff from PILAG undergoing leadership and management training at PILAG to ensure they are better qualified in their level of command.

This is part of the institutions drive to build the capacity of its senior officers.

PNGCS Commissioner Stephen Pokanis said, they are appointing commanding officers to take up roles at the executive level.

In an executive meeting, they decided on providing a training pathway for emerging and current leaders, who can command at the Prison level and also in executive levels in the future.

“In the future we are looking at uniformity, where officers who are appointed or promoted, would have special skills, experience and qualifications that should bring them to that level of command,” Commissioner Pokanis said.

The Commissioner said this training partnership with PILAG has to continue annually.

The PNGCS is also seeking assistance from PILAG to carry out a training need analysis, as it is critical for them to identify gaps and put in place proper organizational training plan, to assist in career development of CS personnel.

A cheque of K200 000 was presented to PILAG, as tuition fees for the executive staff, last Friday.

PILAG CEO Micheal Barobe thanked PNGCS for their confidence in PILAG to roll out this training.

“It’s all about giving capacity and competency to our people, so that they deliver government goods and services in a way our people benefit,” CEO Barobe said.

The CEO further assured the PNGCS Commissioner that the training will be delivered, to give capacity to senior executive staff.

He further added that PILAG is going forward with various reforms, to ensure People are appointed into the Public Service, based on experience and qualifications.

They are also working together with international partners to adopt their course structures, and contextualize into PNG homegrown courses, based on PNG context.

Earlier: https://insidepng.com/pilag-partners-nri-for-quality-research-training/

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PILAG Partners NRI For Quality Research Training

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Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance will be working in partnership with PNG National Research Institute to ensure quality research and training for the public service sector and the people.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today between the two institutions.

The MOU is aimed at strengthening the Corporation between the two institutions on how best they can serve the people with the use of research and training.

PILAG CEO Micheal Barobe said PILAG has been offering competency-based training to the public service sector, and with quality research from PNG NRI, deficiencies within the public sector can be reduced.

“It’s a very good opportunity for NRI to come on board because research can extend right into District wards and LLGS,” the CEO said.

He said participants from sub-national levels are also at PILAG and NRI can use them for research.

PNG NRI is an institution mandated by the constitution to carry out independent research on national issues.

The research contributes to evidence-based public policies and decision-making processes to improve service delivery and quality of life.

PNG NRI Director Dr. Osborne Sanida said the MOU reflects the mutual value both institutions hold in terms of training and research.

“PNG NRI is glad to go in partnership with PILAG, which is mandated to train public servants in PNG in order for them to be effective and efficient in their roles and responsibilities,” Dr. Sanida said.

The director said under this MOU the two institutions can also collaborate in a joint research partnership, co-hosting seminars and workshops to disseminate research findings through the networks of both organizations.

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Training for Women Leaders

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Twenty Women Leaders from various provinces recently graduated from the Pacific Institute of Pacific and Leadership and Governance, after a six-month Leadership training.

The Women Leadership Academy training targets female ward councilors and women representatives from the sub-national level, with the aim to advance their political careers.

The training program was facilitated by PILAG, in partnership with UN Women, and supported by the Australian High Commission and New Zealand High Commission, through the Women Make the Change Program.

The six-month training covers six modules covering topics on Ward Development Plan, and Pubic Speaking among others, and this is the second cohort of Women Leadership Academy.

The women leaders saying appreciative of the program, saying the training has encouraged and motivated them to be good decision-makers in their local communities.

UN Women country representative Themba Kalua said women are significantly under-represent in decision-making and leadership positions, and there is a need for women’s political participation.

“The current statics shows that PNG is 184 out of 186 countries in the world when it comes to women’s representation in Parliament, so PNG is not doing very well,” Kalua said.

He said having women in leadership will help in development progress, and everyone must support women’s political participation.

PILAG CEO Michael Barobe said PILAG is committed to working in partnership with the UN Women Program, and the Women Make the Change Program to support women political leaders and ensure women are promoted as leaders.

“We would like to see more of our women, who have taken this training step up and face the challenge,” the CEO said.

The CEO said the government has been advocating for more women in Parliament, however, there is a need for action, to bring about this change.

He is calling for more government participation in this training program, to ensure women are well represented at the National and Sub-National Levels.

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