100 Civil Service Staff To Receive Government Scholarships Annually
The
Office of the Head of Civil Service (OHCS) and
the Ghana Scholarships Secretariat (Scholsec) have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding which seeks to give scholarships to One
Hundred (100) Civil Service staff annually to enhance
their career development.
This will help the importance of Continuous Professional
Development (CPD) to service delivery in every organization most especially the
Civil Service.
The collaboration forms part of the mandate of the Ghana Civil
Service to provide requisite leadership, mange the Human Resources and promote
the organizational development of the Service while harnessing the mandate of
the Scholarships Secretariat to manage all Government Scholarships both locally
and abroad.
As part of the
collaboration, the Office of the Head of Civil Service will identify qualified
staff of the Service for studies in local tertiary institutions with the
programme of study being in line with the professional class of the staff.
Also, eligible staff
will be bonded to serve for a minimum of two (2) years before exiting the
Service after the sponsorship.
The Scholarships Secretariat
on its part is expected to grant scholarships to identified staff in line with
its mandate of institutional capacity building and human development. Noting
that the scholarship shall be subject to annual renewal.
Furthermore, beneficiaries of the Scholarships would be Officers in the
professional cadre to pursue Masters and PhD programmes in accredited local
tertiary institutions both public and private.
The
Memorandum of Understanding were signed by the Head of Civil Service, Nana
Agyekum Dwamena and the Registrar of Ghana Scholarships Secretariat, Mr.
Kingsley Agyemang.