Madang Governor Ramsy Pariwa presented K94 000 to the Somare Institute of Leadership & Governance as school fee payment for 19 public servants from Madang Province who are currently studying at the institute.
Pariwa presented the cheque to SILAG CEO Michael Barobe.
The Governor acknowledged the importance of capacity building for public servants in the province to help them effectively deliver government services throughout the province.
“It’s the responsibility of every government to empower human resource. As we all know school fee is a big problem in our country that we all face. I was able to pay part of my own school fees with copra and I recognize the challenge students go through.
“I was inspired to initiate the Provincial Government School Fee assistance program when I saw how it greatly assisted some of my course mates from Morobe and Enga while studying at the University of Papua New Guinea some years back. Now that I am in the capacity to create this assistance, I took it on for Madang students studying throughout the country. The program is called “Sir Peter Barter Scholarship Assistance Program”.
SILAG CEO Barobe emphasized that when a province has competent people in the workplace, the province will be moving because they have the right tools.
“He (Pariwa) knows the importance of human resource in his province,” said Barobe.
He said while many things are learnt on the job, it is important for certification to allow an employee to excel in that role.
Barobe also challenged other Governors to invest in building their human resource capacity for effective service delivery in the country.
