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RIVPOLY Establishes Special Civil Servants Training Programme
As part of efforts to use the potentials of the Polytechnic in the continued development of the manpower of the State. the Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori. under the auspices of its Industrial Service Centre (INSERC), has established a special Diploma Programme for civil servants in the state Public Service who could not get promoted because of their inability to acquire additional qualifications.
Speaking, recently. at the state Secretariat, Port Harcourt. during the graduation ceremony of the first batch of civil servants who took part in the training, the Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof T G. Sokari, said that the Polyiechnic was committed to working closely with government in seeking solutions to the problems of manpower development in the State and pointed out that the management of the Polytechnic in conjunction with the office of the Head of Service, have specifically designed the training programme to ameliorate the problems of stagnated civil servants in the state Public Service who could not acquire additional qualifications to enhance their promotion. Prof Sokari said that the scope of the training programme would be enlarged in future to include technical and financial studies, and used the opportunit to thank Governor Chibuike Amaechi, and his team, for their concern for the well-being of workers in the state which has led to the speedy commencement of the special civil servants training programme He noted that the training programme would not only enhance promotion on the job, but also serve as a reservoir of knowledge for the civil servants after their retirement from public service.
Also speaking, the State, Head of Service, Mrs Esther Anucha, who was represented at the occasion by the Permanent Secretary. Establishments (Pension and Training), Mr Chima Ake, commended the graduands for their zeal and comportment during the training programme, and urged them to use the newly acquired knoweldge in breaking away from old unproductive habits and
strive to become more confident to enable them cope with the ever-increasing demands of the job.
Mrs Anucha lauded the State Polytechnic, Bori for the effective management of the training programme, and stressed the need for the inclusion of courses on public service rules in the curriculum of the programme.
In a responses on behalf of the graduands, Mr Elisha John Itigwe thanked the state government for the opportunity given to civil servants to undertake the training and made a passionate appeal to the government to consider the graduand for immediate promotion, since they have now acquired an additional qualification.
In his vote of thanks, the Director of the Polytechnic, Industrial Service Centre, Mr Ibinabo Thoma co-ordinated the training programme, hanked the management of the Polytechnic and others for their support, which made the training programme a success, and urged the graduands to justi their new acquired celtificates by living up to expectation. A first batch of 280 civil servants graduated at the ceremony.
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Parents and guardians have been charged to send their children and wards to schools rather than engage them in street hawking and other forms of trade which is inimical to the total development of the child.
Making the plea last week at the 2009/2010 end of year sendforth party for out-going SS3 students of Total Victory College, Ogbunabali, in Port Harcourt, Rev. Robert Okparanta appealed to the school authorities not to relent in their efforts in making good citizens out of her students’ population.
While advising the out-going students to be good ambassadors of the school, Rev. Okparanta who was chairman at the event implored the students to have the fear of God in all their educational endeavours in the future.
Earlier in an address of welcome, the Principal of the school Mr. Linus Onwumere, explained that one of the objectives for the establishment of the school was to encourage and promote sound and quality academic standard with emphasis on high moral and excellent values.
The principal stressed that it was the desire of the school to provide her students “with the best in terms of teaching and learning in a relaxed and conducive environment with minimum and optimal costs to parents and other stakeholders”.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after the event the proprietress of the school, Mrs. Elizabeth Amachreee said that the school was established in 2002 and that the initial focus was on indigent children.
Mrs Amachree revealed that for the past eight years of the existence of the school, it has concerned itself not only in academics, especially the sciences but has been consistent in the identification of individual talents of the students in the furtherance of their academic pursuits.
On the proliferation of private schools in the state and poor academic standards, the proprietress hailed the Rivers State Government under Governor Chibuike Amaechi for making it mandatory for private operators to have their schools registered as it has helped check the incidence of quacks in the education sector.
Highlights of the occasion included drama, quiz, debate and presentation of gifts to students among others.
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Issues of missing results, late release of sessional results and certificate often experienced in University of Port Harcourt are now things of the past.
The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of the institution, Prof. Anthony E. Arinze, stated this in his response to the concerns expressed by the University’s Alumni association during their visit to the new Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph A. Ajienka.
Prof. Arinze announced that a number of things that were wrong were being corrected since the new management came on board.
Also speaking at the occasion, the Librarian of the institution, Mr. Joseph Aina, expressed gratitude to the Bayelsa State chapter of Uniport Alumni Association for donating modern sets of library equipment.
In his speech, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ajienka, said the university’s management is working to create networks for the different faculties in order to serve as a data base to fast track activities of the institution.
Professor Ajienka announced that University of Port Harcourt has really come of age to realize it dream of becoming a globally recognised first generation citadel of learning for it is the first institution in the nation to have from among its Alumni a Visitor to the University, two serving state governors, and an alumnus who is a Vice-Chancellor.
Earlier in an address, the national president of the association, Mr. Samuel Iyoyo, extolled the qualities of the new Vice-Chancellor highlighting some of the developmental projects the association has attracted to the school and promised to continue in their task of establishing chapters/branches.
Some of those on the Alumni President’s team were Dr. (Mrs) E. Chukwuigwe, Prof M. Ndimele Dean of Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Love Akonye, Lady Tumini Allison, Dr. (Mrs) Margaret Akpana, Prof. Bernard Onuegbu, Sir P.C. Nwabuzor, Dr. Andrew Efemini Okodudu, Dr. Anele, Chairman ASUU, Uniport Chapter and Chief C.E. Apena.