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:
- Political Administrative Interface
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Executive vis-à-vis that of the Public Servants
- Intergovernmental Affairs
- New Governance Models
- Public Procurement and Contracts Regulation
- Financial Management, Rules and Accounting Practices
- The Functions of the Legislature and the THA Act
- Updating Tobago’s COVID-19 response
- Prioritizing projects
- Reviewing and Determining Deliverables for the first quarter of 2022
- Tobago’s Finances
- Three (3) Executive Council Meetings
- Basic Guidelines in Protocol & Etiquette
- Team Building and Coherent Governance
- Political Life and Mental Health
- Diet and Nutrition
- 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 2 pm, where some critical announcements will be made