DPM Officers Inducted into the Public Service.
Eight probationary officers from the Department of Personnel Management were officially inducted into the Public Service on Friday 18th of October, at the Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance Port Moresby Campus.
The week-long induction concluded last Friday with the officers signing their Public Service Oath of Loyalty and receiving their National Certificates 2 in Government and Public Service Induction.
Executive Manager Strategic Human Resource Management Ms. Mary Gonadara on behalf of the DPM Secretary Ms. Taies Sansan, congratulated the eight officers for successfully completing the induction training and encouraged them to exercise the knowledge that have been imparted with during the training, so that they can make a difference in their jobs.
“It is my firm believe that what you have gathered this week, will help you do something differently in your work. You have gone through the values that will guide you which is also in the oath that you just signed,” said Ms. Gonadara.
The permanency process in the public service includes attending the induction training and being certified with the Public Service Induction Certificate.
As inductees complete the induction program, they swear the Oath of Loyalty and Service to the State and Executive Government, this signifies their commitment to serve in the public service.
The eight DPM officers attended the training together with fourteen officers from the Department of Defense who flew in from outside of Port Moresby.
Class Representative and Capacity Building Officer Mr. Simon Marme, said it was a privileged to have undergone the induction training and thanked the Department of Personnel Management for sponsoring the officers and SILAG for facilitating the very important training.
Mr. Marme said, though we are in the public service, there are many things that we do not know and the training has helped them understood a lot of things about the Department of Personnel Management and the public service in a new and different perspective.
“I used to think that working in government is about enjoyment and benefits. A learning that I grasped that reflects how government is structured is to give the best to the country and which we have a noble responsibility to play” he said.
He said, signing the Oath of Service is a commitment that he feels that if we followed by what we pledge, PNG Public service would be a nice place to work.
“I am well prepared to go into the public service and serve to the best of my ability and looking forward to handle greater responsibilities. With or without resources, I am ready to serve our public service, especially the people.
Mr. Marme added that attending the training with the Department of Defence, made him identify the many gaps and challenges in the different levels of government and line Agencies that DPM needs to and help to build its capacity.