Lagos rebuilds workforce as level 13 resumes today

Lagos rebuilds it’s workforce as level 13 Civil Servants resumes today after two months of Covid-19 Lockdown.

The State government through its Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle, has sid  that the Lagos  government is committed to building a 21st workforce that will deliver the dividends of democracy to Lagosians across every area of human needs by directing its training and capacity development programmes to both generic and technical areas of competency.

The Commissioner made this known to news journalists during the Year 2020 Ministerial Press Briefing organised as part of activities to commemorate the first year in office of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Futhermore, she said one of the impact of the current administration is the new introduction of online training platforms including the use of webiner series in the state.

“Within the past few months the Webinar initiative started, 11 different series has been held. There was also a virtual launch of the pilot of the Lagos State Learning Management System (LMS) with over 10,000 members of staff uploaded, giving access to over 500 training courses.” she said

However, these series were aimed at achieving a paradigm shift from learning being an event to being a continuous process thereby building a workforce that is equipped with relevant skills, knowledge and competencies to deliver the dividends of democracy to the teeming population of the state.

According to the commissioner , the Lagos State Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC) Magodo being the training Centre established specifically for the training of government officials also keyed into the virtual training initiative as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown and suspension of physical training courses.