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Grace Akpan in Uyo
In keeping to his avowed commitment to accord priority to staff training at different levels and professional areas, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong has kicked-off the exercise with the training of the Production crew of the Ministry's Radio Magazine Programme, Update Akwa Ibom.
The measure which is part efforts to recalibrate the
State Government Information sector for efficiency and maximum productivity,
will sharpen the skills of the Production crew towards a rejig of the programme
for optimal benefits.
Addressing participants undergoing the training
earlier today, Thursday 20th August, the Information Boss said, in addition to
the ongoing training on Programme Production and Presentation, the Ministry
will undertake numerous other trainings for the different layers of the state
Information sector on strategic information management techniques.
Comrade Ini Ememobong stated that the essence of the
training is to equip State Information Officers with international best
practices in strategic communications and effective information management
skills for the smooth interpretation of Governor Udom Emmanuel's Completion
Agenda.
Describing the functions of Information Officers as
critical to the overall success of Government programmes, the Information
helmsman reiterated the need for regular training and re-training of staff to
sharpen their skills for optimal performance.
The Commissioner who emphasized that staff training is
very crucial for effective delivery of the mandate of the Ministry enjoined the
trainees to take the exercise seriously to enable them apply the knowledge
garnered in their performance.
Speaking, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr.
Inyang Jameson, described the training as a laudable initiative designed
to benefit the participants.
Mr. Inyang Jameson hinted that apart from the ongoing
steps to rebrand and repackage the Ministry's weekly Radio Magazine Programme:
Update Akwa Ibom, the Ministry is also working out modalities to have the
programme and other new initiatives transmitted on television stations.
On his part, the Resource Person, a renowned On - Air
Personality and media consultant, Mr. Imoh Ebong, expressed the optimism that
the trainees would leverage on the exercise to improve on their outputs.
Responding on behalf of the trainees, the Head of the
Production Team, Consolata Etuk, thanked the Commissioner for his innovative
ideas and determination to reposition the information sector of the state
and pledged their readiness to deploy the skills learnt at the training to
improve on the quality of the programme.
The training which is organized in batches at the
Ministry of Information Headquarters in keeping with the Covid-19 protocols
features such topics as: Modern Technology on Radio/Tv Production, Programme
Presentation and Sound Quality, Breathe Control, Diction and Word
Pronunciation.
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