The Manpower Training and Development Division is developing a Training Policy for Public Service. The Directorate of Public Service Management receives technical assistance for Public Service human resource development from a number of international development partners. The Assistance covers both short and long-term training.

The Directorate of Public Service Management receives technical assistance for Public Service human resource development from a number of international development partners. The Assistance covers both short and long-term training.
The following Training programmes are open to applications from serving public officers:

• Australia
• Government of the Peoples Republic of China
• Commonwealth Secretariat
• Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation-(ITEC) & Special Commonwealth Assistance For Africa Programme-SCAAP
• Japan International Cooperation Agency-JICA
• Malaysia Technical Cooperation Programme-MTCP
• Singapore Cooperation Programme Training Awards-SCPTA
• Swedish International Development Agency-SIDA

Public officers should route their applications for training programmes appearing on this portal and donors’ websites through their Accounting Officers regardless of whether or not the donor has pledged any financial assistance. This is meant to ensure that the training programmes applied for are relevant and that successful applicants are provided with the necessary government support.

Public officers are encouraged to undertake part-time studies in their spare time, with reputable institutions, in fields relevant to their work.

Thus, and provided that prior support and approval has been granted by the Accounting Officer, an officer on private part-time studies on a course relevant to his/her field of work may be given financial support by reimbursement on production of receipts. This support is normally conditional upon successful progress in the course, or upon passing (General Orders 259.6).

Public officers on private part-time studies may also be granted ten (10) days paid study leave to prepare for examinations immediately before the actual days of the examinations (General Order 259.7).

Where an officer on fulltime training fails part of the training programme he/she is encouraged to either complete the course or re-sit the examination on an external basis.