Teachers to get an attitude adjustment

IN an effort to address skills shortages and the negative attitude of some staff towards their duties, the Ministry of Education on Wednesday launched a programme to try and enhance productivity.

Explaining the need for the Capacity Building System (CBS) during a short presentation, Maina Muriithi, the South African-based consultant who helped set up the programme, said while certain jobs required certain skills, often the people employed to fill those jobs lacked a number of these skills. The CBS, he said, will allow the ministry to match every employee’s job requirements with his or her current qualifications, and allow for records to be kept of training courses that specific employees attend.Thus the Ministry would be able to make optimal use of training courses and workshops, sending those employees who would benefit most, and making better use of its training budget.The programme was launched by Education Minister Nangolo Mbumba, who said he expected an improvement in the Ministry’s service delivery.”Without undermining the staff members who are performing their duties properly, the performance of some staff members employed at the Ministry of Education is characterised by a lack of some required knowledge, skills, competencies, and positive attitude towards their official duties.There is therefore a need to strengthen the existing knowledge, skills, competencies and thereby inculcate a positive attitude towards duties,” Mbumba said.The CBS, he said, will allow the ministry to match every employee’s job requirements with his or her current qualifications, and allow for records to be kept of training courses that specific employees attend.Thus the Ministry would be able to make optimal use of training courses and workshops, sending those employees who would benefit most, and making better use of its training budget.The programme was launched by Education Minister Nangolo Mbumba, who said he expected an improvement in the Ministry’s service delivery.”Without undermining the staff members who are performing their duties properly, the performance of some staff members employed at the Ministry of Education is characterised by a lack of some required knowledge, skills, competencies, and positive attitude towards their official duties.There is therefore a need to strengthen the existing knowledge, skills, competencies and thereby inculcate a positive attitude towards duties,” Mbumba said.