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8th September 2022 E-mail: sierraleoneparliament@hotmail.com/admin@parliament.gov.sl PRESS RELEASE STAFF OF THE PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE (PBO), AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS RECEIVES TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
Following an intensive 2 months capacity building program, staff of the PBO, Finance & HR/Admin on Thursday 08/09/2022 received certificates for trainings rolled out by IPAM, University of Sierra Leone,and the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), through the support of European Union ( EU) governance project, and World Bank respectively.

The program is in line with Goal, One of the Parliament Strategic Plan 2021-2025 on "Capacity Building for Staff".
A total of 8 staff of the PBO, 3 staff of Finance and 1 from Human Resources Departments benefited from different sessions.
During the presentation of the certificates to participants, at the State Hall of Parliament Building, the Director, Department of Parliamentary Budget Office, Mr. Ibrahim Jimissa welcome all, and stated that the quest for the continuous training of his staff is inline with the vision of the Parliamentary leadership as indicated in the current strategic plan, which institutional development and succession planning.
He admonished participants to implement the knowledge gained, and thanked the leadership of Parliament, EU and WAIFEM for their continued support and partnerahip.

He further recognised DePREP and CSPS for their technical supports in the process.

He said as a Director will continue to engage both internal and external stakeholders for more training opportunities for his staff and others.
is also key for promoting Appreciating the work of PBO, the Human Resource Director Mr. Abubakarr Charm who presented certificates to participants praised the capacity building initiatives of the department, which is also now being extended to other staff members.

He promised that HR Department will continue to support staff training programs, and congratulated beneficiaries for the accomplishment.
He further thanked the Director and Deputy Director of PBO for their transformative drive of the department since it was a unit to now a working and an outstanding department.

The following course were delivered and certified accordingly.

1.

Research, Report Writing, Communication, and Presentation Skills, 2.

Introduction to Taxation, 3.

Introduction to Public Financial Management, 3.

Microsoft Office Excel Fundamentals, and Intermediate levels, and 4.
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