Competency programme to promote change in work culture

He highlighted the prerogatives of the Ministry of Civil Service including approving organisational structures of government institutions, as well as development during the past four decades.

Forty-two directors-general, assistant directors-general and their equivalent took part in the second version of the programme.

A number of elite speakers from the Middle East and the Arab region, in addition to under-secretaries and CEOS from public organisations and companies covered the main themes of the programme.

The programme aims at developing leading personalities who can promote change by providing them with skills related to understanding governmental work, development in government organisations, management and the best international practices in transforming government sector into an active and dynamic one.

It is also aimed at improving top management skills and knowledge by improving certain competencies, such as strategic, social and economic planning, performance assessment and management, project management, leading change, leading work teams and communication.

Participants managed to acquire more skills on adopting institutional vision and development, promoting innovating, ensuring effective leadership of work teams, building relation and continuous learning from the different available sources of information.

HH Sayyid Shihab honoured the participants of the programme and wished them success.