The Director-General of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Mrs Cecilia Gayya, has on Thursday advised Chief Executive Officers on the need to constantly train personnel for capacity building to enhance productivity in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Badagry, Lagos State.
She gave the advice in preparation to mark ASCON’s 50th anniversary next year. The organisation began operations in 1973.
Gayya advised chief executive officers of organisations not to relegate training of their personnel, “even in the face of economic challenges”.
She said that capacity building was critical to keep workers in tune with modern trends and enhance their relevance.
The director-general said that untrained staff would not be able to give their best and could be left behind in the fast-changing world.
She said that ASCON had continued to find ways to drive home the need for regular training and retraining of workers, given its importance.
“The thinking is that we need to hold a kind of national conference and have a theme on capacity building in Abuja.
“The board of ASCON has approved in principle that we work toward that so we can invite both our clients and other prospective clients to discuss the importance of capacity building and what ASCON has to offer,’’ she said.
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