The Public Service Commission vide a circular Ref.No. PSC/ ADM/13 ( 6) of 11.3.2020 suspended the requirements of Strategic Leadership Development Programmes (SLDP) and Masters Degree as parameters for promotion of public officers to senior positions. The Government being committed to ensuring that the public service is effective, efficient, and develops the required knowledge, skills, competencies, and positive work ethos of its human capital has in the recent years, acknowledged a noticeable skill and competency gap among officers at all levels of Government, which has negatively impacted service delivery. This has further been exacerbated by the suspension of some mandatory in-service training programmes.