The Office of the Chief Secretary (OCS) informs the public that today, all members of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Executive Council, inclusive of Assistant Secretaries, commence a rigorous training programme that will extend to the weekend.
The agenda of the training programme, which runs daily from 9.00 am to 10.00 pm at the Rovanel’s Resort includes:
1. Political Administrative Interface
2. Roles and Responsibilities of the Executive vis-à-vis that of the Public Servants
3. Intergovernmental Affairs
4. New Governance Models
5. Public Procurement and Contracts Regulation
6. Financial Management, Rules and Accounting Practices
7. The Functions of the Legislature and the THA Act
8. Updating Tobago’s COVID-19 response
9. Prioritizing projects
10. Reviewing and Determining Deliverables for the first quarter of 2022
11. Tobago’s Finances
12. Three (3) Executive Council Meetings
13. Basic Guidelines in Protocol & Etiquette
14. Team Building and Coherent Governance
15. Political Life and Mental Health
16. Diet and Nutrition
17. Body Mobility for Public Officials
The facilitators being used for the training include: Reginald Dumas (former head of the Public Service); Dr. Vanus James; Moonilal Lalchan (Procurement Regulator & Chairman, Office of Procurement Regulation); Bindley Benjamin (retired auditor); Christo Gift S.C. (former Presiding Officer and Attorney-at-Law); L. Anthony Watkins (Odyssey CONSULTinc Ltd); Dr. Joanne Clovie-Cruickshank; Dr. Alina Williams; Tomley Roberts; Javon Carrington and Lenore Dorset.
To culminate, as well as to provide the public with an overview of the Retreat, a virtual press conference will be held on Sunday 09th January, 2022, at 2pm, where some critical announcements will be made.
