World Standards Day
World Standards Day
The 14
October 2020 was World Standards Day and according to an official joint
statement by the ISO, the International Telecommunication Union (ICT) and the
International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC) the theme was chosen to bring
the world to attention on the impact that Human activity is having on the
planet in terms of Green-House gas emissions as well as damage caused by Human
activity in Nature.
To
NIPAM, as a Government of Namibia’s appointed agency to deliver capacity
development to the Namibian public sector, we cannot deliver to the
satisfaction of entire public service capacity needs, without guidance and
adherence to a set of guidelines or standards that are accepted worldwide. The
standards will help NIPAM to hold its workforce and teams responsible and
accountable. The practice of aligning
capacity development to standards also helps ensure that a higher level of
skills investment is attained.
Standards
will also essentially help and guide NIPAM in the planning, implementation, and
assessment of the entire strategy and service delivery. The use of standards to
streamline our capacity development interventions will ensure that NIPAM’s
practices deliberately focus on agreed upon targets. Teachers follow
standards-based instruction to ensure that their students meet the demands
targeted.