BENCHMARKING VISIT FOR BOTSWANA PUBLIC SERVICE COLLEGE WITH NIPAM
BENCHMARKING VISIT FOR BOTSWANA PUBLIC SERVICE COLLEGE WITH NIPAM
The
Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM) and the
Botswana Public Service College (BPSC) undertook a three day benchmarking
consultation process on 29 to 31 August 2018.
The
consultation process stood to learn and discuss matters of mutual interest, build
a mutually beneficial relationship, and fast-track the transformation of BPSC
amongst others. The delegation discussed and compared areas such as legal establishment
and governance structure, the staff engagement model, quality assurance, and the
financial models.
NIPAM’s
Executive Director, Ms. Maria Ndatiwelao Nangolo said both institutions are
entrusted with being centres of excellence and are similar in many ways. “Both institutions
were established in 2010 with a mandate to train and conduct operational
research on public servants in their respective countries. Equally they have internal
centres which cater for capacity building of public servants at different
stages of employment in the public service and they similarly have been
entrusted with being institutions of excellence and fostering a culture of
service within the public service”.
Although the two
institutions are similar NIPAM is a public enterprise while BPSC is a
department within the Botswana Ministry of Public Administration and
Governance.
Meanwhile the
Executive Director of BPSC, Ms. Botshelo M. Mathuba said the BPSC
transformation journey was started in partnership with the Civil Service
College of Singapore who assisted the institution to kick start a new suite of
short-term programmes designed in response to identified leadership
competencies and other performance deficiencies in the public service. “Eight
years on and about 1400 participants later we thought we should stop and
reflect, review and introspect to determine whether the courses offered are
still relevant”.
The consultation process ended with identified areas of possible collaboration in the near future.