Human Resource Development: A Key Aspect Of The County Reforms

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The reforms being witnessed in the Laikipia county public service are mainly hinged on developing the human resource to make it more productive.
Staff in every department have been undergo-ing skills development trainings that are relevant to their respective fields. These trainings give the county staff the requisite knowhow to run the administration in a modern way This translates to improved service delivery. The trainings range from the top-most posi-tions to the lowest cadres.
The aim of these trainings is to create a com-petent workforce in the county with relevant skills, right attitude and mindset, said Rose Maitai, the CECM in charge of Administration and Public Service. The need to develop the county human resource has seen the county government partnering with institutions such as Dedan Kimathi university of Technology and the Kenya School of Government to train the staff. In 2019, 25 senior county man-agers underwent a training course on Strate-gic Leadership Development Programme (SLDP). The training was facilitated by KDSP and was conducted by Kenya School of Government.
Middle-levels leaders in the administration have been taken through a course on manage-ment to improve on their different managerial responsibilities in various departments. One hundred (100) of them benefited last year from Senior Management Course (SMC) car-ried out by Kenya School of Government. On project management, 50 senior officers have been enrolled in a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (Dekut). The target is to have trained 100 members by the end of this financial year.Last year, 12 of the county fire fighter were trained on tactical and specialized skills in fire management, and Emergen-cy Vehicle Operations and Water Supply by
Africa Fire Mission for a period of one week. The training offered advanced skills in fire man-agement while keeping safe. Other firemen were trained on safe ways of running a rescue mission dubbed Basic Rope Rescue Training which was sponsored by Polish Aid. Early August 2020, top officials in the government underwent a self-assessment workshop meant to enable them im-plement the countys development plan through the FY2020/2021 budget.
On 5th and 6th August 2020, the governor togeth-er with the deputy governor led a team of top managers in the county from the directors to CECs for a senior management workshop. The aim was to direct county projects under Kenya Climate Smart Agricultural Project Workshop (KCSAP) to be in line with the years budget. To modernize service delivery and improve efficiency, 120 staff members who were not comput-er literate were trained on basic computer litera-cy through a partnership with Laikipia Universi-ty and ICT Authority. The county government has also facilitated some workers who do not have KCPE OR KCSE certificates enroll in adult
literacy classes. Within the county govern-ment, there is a program called Employee Welfare Program that aims at helping those in physiological problems while on duty. Such a program offers training through guidance and help motivate workers get back to work.
In October 2018, two water department workers were trained for three weeks on rain water harvesting. The objective was to add knowledge on rain water harvesting technology and skills. Away from county-sponsored trainings, the county staffs have adopted a culture of ever advancing their skills for better yields in their line of work. A significant number of workers have volun-tarily enrolled in colleges and universities for up to date skills. Workers have realized that when youre learning, you are growing to avoid stagnation. It is through the rele-vant trainings to make every worker compe-tent in their work station that has seen some other counties benchmark with Laikipia on service delivery.

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