Kakamega County Human Resource Training and Development Policy 2016

Abstract

This Policy has been developed to provide guidelines and direction in which staff in the County Government ofKakamega shall be trained and developed to enable them to be able to provide efficient and effective service to the citizens. This Policy has taken cognizance of all other existing administrative and personnel general circulars that have guided training in the public service. The formulation ofa comprehensive policy is, therefore, part of the County Government's effo1ts to improve efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery. It must be appreciated that for the County Government to improve its performance, there is need for the staff working in the County to have necessary ski I ls and capacity to initiate reforms that can enhance performance of the Government to enable it respond to the needs of its citizens in terms of service provision. The County Government would wish to train all the staff at the same time; however, the funds provided for training have not been sufficient due to budgetary constraints. Performance management is an area that has received scant attention and indeed if the County is to improve its performance, staff must be continuously developed in all technical areas to equip them with the requisite skills to steer reform measures and ultimately improve service delivery. Funding of training and capacity-building has been constrained in the past due to inadequate budgetary allocations. The Policy lays down measures to mobilise resources for the implementation of the training and capacity-building programme that will be developed in accordance with the recommendations made in this Policy document.