Foundation, oil producers to train directors in federal civil service

The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) is set to implement a training programme facilitated by the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation (AIF) to equip directors in the Federal Civil Service with essential leadership, project management, and communication skills through a targeted training programme.

The Director of Funding and Partnerships, Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, Bukky Akinsemoyin, said in a statement that this would be achieved in a new collaboration with the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), an industry group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), to empower the directors in federal civil service.

“It aims to equip directors in the Federal Civil Service with essential leadership, project management, and communication skills through a targeted training programme. The initiative underscores the Foundation’s unwavering commitment to strengthening public sector leadership and efficiency.

“A courtesy visit by the Foundation’s Director of Funding and Partnerships to the leadership of OPTS marks the official launch of this initiative. We are delighted by the partnership and support from the OPTS on this critical initiative,” Akinsemoyin said.

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She said that equipping directors in the civil service with the necessary skills will greatly enhance their ability to deliver essential services and drive national development and that the initiative exemplifies the positive impact that can be achieved when the public and private sectors come together.

Executive Director OPTS, Mr Gwueke Ajaifia, said that the OPTS, recognising the importance of a well-equipped civil service, enthusiastically supports the training programme.

“We at OPTS are firm believers in supporting initiatives that strengthen the Nigerian public sector,” Ajaifia said.

“By equipping directors with essential skills and fostering public-private collaboration, this initiative has the potential to significantly improve public service delivery, ultimately benefiting all Nigerians,” he said.

He said that building on past successes like the collaborative digital skills programme for civil servants with the OHCSF and Microsoft (executed by Wootlab Foundation), the initiative exemplifies the foundation’s commitment to empowering Nigeria’s civil service.