Public Service Rules: PTAD Organises Training for Staff

PTAD Executive Secretary, Sharon Ikeazor with the Commissioner, National Insurance Commission, Mr Mohammed Kari, during the commissioners’ visit to PTAD headquarters in Abuja.

Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate .(PTAD)  has organized training for its staff on public service rules, work ethics and other relevant government regulations.

In her opening remarks at the training in Abuja recently, Executive Secretary, PTAD, Sharon Ikeazor, said the training is in furtherance of her commitment to ensure staff effectiveness and efficiency in their core functions.

“According to her, “The training is in furtherance of my commitment to ensuring that every PTAD staff is knowledgeable and competent in their core functions and also well-grounded in the public service rules.

“Following the ratification of the Staff Conditions of Service and Schemes of Service by the Office of the Head of Service. The PTAD Conditions of Service/ Scheme of Service, Policies and Standard Operation Procedures, all provide guidance on how we work and render service to our stakeholders.

“Recall that with a view to addressing the grievances raised by staff, an audit and placement exercise was conducted in 2017, resulting in the proper placement and confirmation of all eligible staff. We have made progress from that placement and confirmation exercise and it is now time to identify and reward staff who have excelled in their duty by promoting them to the next grade level. I urge you all to take the training seriously as it will be immensely beneficial to all of you.”

She said the training will serve as a revision for all officers preparing for their promotion examination; an excellent induction for new staff; a refresher programme for senior management and all other staff.

“PTAD’s mandate, to administer the pensions of all pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme, is a call to national and humanitarian service.

‘We must be innovative, accountable and transparent in the discharge of our duties, especially against the backdrop of the previous experience that pensioners have had with pension administration in Nigeria. Our Mission “To provide exceptional, transparent and technology driven pension services through a dedicated and competent workforce” was based on this conviction, Ikeazor said.

She encouraged the staff that “For the next two days, please pay attention, seek clarification and make observations that can improve the public service practice in Nigeria. I use this opportunity to wish everyone preparing for the promotion examination success in the exams.”

In another development, The Commissioner for Insurance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Alhaji Muhammed Kari has paid a courtesy visit to PTAD office in Abuja.

During the courtesy visit, the Management of NAICOM and PTAD met and discussed on how they can work together to ensure the growth of both insurance and pension sectors.