Delegates learn to better analyse and process records |09 June 2016

As part of recommendations to build capacity and efficiency in human resources personnel, a three-day workshop on Record and Management System started yesterday at the Guy Morel Institute at Ma Joie.

The aim of the workshop is to enable delegates to better analyse and process record.

It will enable delegates to know the importance of keeping proper relevant documentation or records and understand the legal implications; to use critical skills so as to make good and sound decisions; to understand the audit process and procedures and engage in process re-engineering by ensuring strategies implemented produce desired results; to understand the steps for analysing data and develop action plan based on analysis and to develop skills and understanding in monitoring and evaluating the implementation and ongoing improvement of plans.

The workshop, which will run until June 13, has been organised by the Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development in partnership with the Guy Morel Institute of the University of Seychelles.

It is being attended by about 30 human resources managers and officers and facilitated by Nella Belmont of the institute.

After discovering in many instances that a lot of organisations were not able to provide relevant documents required when asked for, it was therefore felt that there was a need to train personnel so that records are accessible in seconds.

“That’s why we think it is good to have this workshop where we will learn about the importance of keeping records and proper documentations,” said Shella Mohideen, dean of the Guy Morel Institute.

She added it is not just about documenting certain information on file but we also need to process this information, process data so we produce reports which confirm things.

“So it is important that we take this raw data, process it effectively so we produce the right information and make the right decision,” said Mrs Mohideen.

Keddy Ernesta of the Guy Morel Institute said the course highlights the institute’s continuing support for the labour force and engaging more with them.

Mary Vonne Francis, senior employment officer in the Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development, said the workshop has come at an opportune time following the productivity study that was done in 2014 which discovered there was a need to build efficiency and capacity of human resource personnel in the country.

She said records are important when it comes to providing information. She remarked training is an investment and urged the delegates to make a difference when they resume work.