32 ABG Public Servants Graduated.

L-R: DPM Secretary Ms. Taies Sansan (Seated 4th from right), Chairman SPBF Inc Mr. Bart Philemon (Seated 3rd from right), and SILAG CEO Mr. Michael Barobe posing with the participants and guests after the graduation.
 

DPM Secretary and Chairlady to the Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance (SILAG), Ms. Taies  Sansan      congratulated thirty-two public servants from the  Autonomous Bouganville Government for graduating with certificates in leadership and governance in Buka, Autonomous Region of  Bougainville this month.

Secretary Sansan stated at the graduation ceremony that it was an  honor for her as the Chairlady  to be able to witness this 32 public servants who graduated as the 7th Cohort of the SP Brewery Funded Leadership program.

The program was facilitated through the Public Private Partnership between SP Brewery and SILAG.

“I stand here today not only as Secretary for the Department of  Personnel Management, but as the Chairlady to the SILAG Board to congratulate the 32 graduands, you have done well in the completion of your training program to able to  graduate today”.

She also thanked and acknowledged the SP Brewery Foundation Inc. for their significant and continuous financial  support of K250,000.00 annually, to support and fund the essential leadership program in the last five years.

“Thank you for also  seeing the need to invest and develop young and aspiring public servants become ethical leaders in the Public Service to serve  especially at the  sub-national level”.

She added that, the theme for this year’s graduation, “Developing future leaders in the Public Sector through public private partnership” summarizes the importance of a collaborative effort from both the private and public sector to ensure that upcoming public servants of today are capable of promoting positive changes in the future.

Secretary Sansan challenged the graduands by asking them what their plans are to contribute to the development of Bouganville in its pursuit to become an independent nation, now that they have attained their certificate in leadership and governance.

The Certificate in Leadership and Governance program is funded by SP Brewery Foundation Inc. through the public private partnership agreement that was signed on the 24th of March 2016 between the Department of Personnel Management, representing the Government of PNG and the SPBF Inc representing SP Brewery Ltd with SILAG as the implementing agency of the PPP training arrangement.

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