Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approved the training Programme for the year 2017. The NAB Chairman approved this while chairing a meeting to review progress of Training of Trainers (TOT) two-week workshop held for NAB Investigation Officers and Prosecutors at NAB Headquarter which will now impart training to their respective Regional Bureaus, according to a press release.
During the meeting, Director General (DG) Training and Research (T&R) informed the Chairman that during 2017, NAB has planned 7 Capacity Building Courses, 04 Staff Development Courses for officials will continue and IT training and understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation System (MES) have been added this year. During the meeting, DG (T&R) informed that a two-week.
Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop was conducted at NAB HQ for 18 Investigation Officers and 7 Prosecutors of different Regional Bureaus. After the training, an assessment written test was also conducted, the DG informed.
He informed that in 2016, 4 refresher courses of two-week duration for IOs / COs were conducted in which 529 Investigation Officers/Case Officers attended. He informed that two refresher courses for Prosecutors were conducted of two-week duration in which 67 Prosecutors attended in 2016.
The DG informed that three Inter-Regional Trainings were conducted in 2016 of one week duration in which 87 officers /IOs /COs attended the training. He further informed that six Capacity Building Courses for officers / Investigation Officers/Case Officers were conducted of two days duration in 2016 and 28 in Land Training Courses were availed in collaboration with Foreign Agencies i.e. Australian Federal Police, British High Commission, Asian Development Bank, ICITAP & OPDAT and UNODC during 2016. 125 NAB officers from Regional NAB's attended these training courses in 2016.
The Chairman NAB Qamar Zaman Chaudhry said that NAB gives top priority to the training of its Investigation officers/ Prosecutors. This all will add up in the overall performance of NAB, he added. The Chairman NAB directed DG (T&R) to implement Training plan for 2017 in letter and spirit. He said that training is a continuous process which is an important and serious aspect in the capacity building of NAB Investigation Officers/Officials and Prosecutors and the cutting-edge of effective job performance. He said that training is an instrument through which human capabilities are developed for enhancing practical and productive efforts.
The Chairman NAB said that NAB is committed to eradicate corruption and corrupt practices from the country and bring the guilty to book according to the law. The Chairman NAB said that NAB recognises the centrality of training as a tool of improvement and maintaining the quality of its manpower.
He said that a standardised syllabus for all investigation officers, refresher and capacity building courses on Accounts matters, General Financial Rules, FR, SR, Digital Forensic Question Documents and Finger Print Analysis has been formulated by NAB to ensure quality and uniformity.
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