Wheel of appointments starts moving in institutions
KUWAIT CITY, April 14: At a time the leadership positions in a number of government agencies remain vacant, the wheel of appointments has started moving in institutions which are not under the Civil Service Commission (CSC); while others renewed the tenure of some officials particularly those who were appointed for just one fouryear term, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting sources.
Sources pointed out that filling vacancies is one of the government’s priorities to ensure smooth flow of work. Sources explained the appointment of officials in entities under the CSC require following: ministers should submit names of candidates to the CSC for approval and then the candidates must pass the leadership tests. Once the candidates pass the tests, their files are forwarded to the Cabinet for approval of their appointment, sources added.
Sources stressed that the mechanism for selecting officials by requiring them to pass certain tests is one of the necessary procedures for selection according to competence. Sources also unveiled a plan to study the possibility of implementing an evaluation mechanism for officials in case their tenure is up for renewal.
Book regulations OK’d:
Deputy Director for Academic Support Services Sector at Kuwait University Dr Muhammad Al-Dhafiri said the University Council approved the university book regulations in its last meeting, indicating this will reduce the price of university books for students on one hand and result in savings in the budget allotted for purchasing books for the university library on the other hand, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Al-Dhafiri affirmed this is in response to the call for protecting public money; considering the budget for purchasing books for the university library decreased from KD 1.4 million last year to KD 750,000 this year.
He disclosed that the university book regulations include a mandate for the permanent committee, under the chairmanship of the assistant vice president for the library sector and the concerned employees in various sectors as members, to determine the prices of books and the required quantity before purchasing the books.
He added the regulations stipulate a higher ceiling for the amount allotted for books, as well as to stop buying new editions of the books available in stores, involving colleges in the requests for books and controlling them, and reviewing the required quantities for each book to compare with the actual need. He asserted that all these points contributed to reducing the budget for purchasing books for the university library.
He clarified that the students will also benefit from setting a higher ceiling for the amount allotted for books, considering they buy buys books with 60 percent support from the university; hence, if the price is low for the university, then it is also low for the students. He stressed that such savings will not affect the supply of the required books.