By Lamin B. Darboe
Twenty-two participants from various units within the Ministry of Public Service (MoPS) on Tuesday, May 7th concluded a day-long training on skills gap assessment of the Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The training was held at Ocean Bay Hotel, Cape Point, in Bakau.
The initiative was to enable the staff understand the purpose and significance of skills gaps assessment, describe the benefits of skills gap assessment, explain steps in conducting skills gap assessment and for the staff to learn techniques of identifying skills gaps within the Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
The overarching goals are to improve the understanding of workforce needed, improve performance, learning and retention, help identify realistic interventions, support optimal use of human capital and other available resources, among others.
Declaring the training opened on behalf of the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Public Service, Director of Civil Service Reform and Planning Unit, Mr Sheriff Jallow, commended participants for attending the training.
“The training will boost your personnel, learning and development and will enhance your capabilities.This training is the first step and it is important to our journey to have regular capacity building training on skills gap assessment of MDAs,” he noted.
According to Mr. Jallow, skills gap assessment is part of the ministry’s work and mandate; especially the Human Resources Development Division (HRDD) under the Personnel Management Office.
He therefore expressed belief that the knowledge gained by participants will add value to their official work.
The consultants of the skills gap assessment project are Ugandan and Kenyan nationals from CERFODES Firm.
