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Wanted: more public sector leaders.
The Civil Service Institute (CSI), the learning and development arm of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), is offering various online courses from February to March 2021 to develop the leadership and management capabilities of civil servants.
The Public Service Values in Times of Adversities workshop aims to enable participants to strengthen and harness the public service values of Patriotism, Integrity, Excellence, and Spirituality, or PIES, especially in this time of pandemic to enhance their organization’s capability in pursuing strategic leadership and management.
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In a year-end message to civil servants, Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala cited the service and sacrifice of frontliners who paid the ultimate price in the nation’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
She said, “It is heartbreaking to lose many public servant heroes in the nation’s fight against COVID-19, but please know that the Civil Service Commission joins the bereaved families in honoring these civil servants—they who put their lives on the line to save as many Filipinos as they can in performing their duties.”
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The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced the semi-finalists to the 2020 Search for Outstanding Government Workers and requested the public to provide feedback, whether positive or negative, on the contenders, not later than 9 January 2021.
Semi-finalists for the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award are all from the group category. These are, Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter Team of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute; Bayawan Aquaculture Team of the City Government of Bayawan, Negros Oriental; and NRPS Core Team of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The Presidential Lingkod Bayan is a recognition given to an individual or group for exceptional contributions that had nationwide impact.
Read more: CSC releases semi-finalists of best government worker award
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Courses to develop or imbibe public service values among state workers, as well as to improve human resource management (HRM) in government agencies, are among the highlights of the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) online course offerings for 2021.
The CSC, through the Civil Service Institute (CSI), will launch in January the Kwentong Lingkod Bayani, a monthly forum on values program showcasing the exemplary performance of government civil servants demonstrating the public service values of Patriotism, Integrity, Excellence, and Spirituality (PIES). The course, to be delivered via Zoom webinar, is free of charge and can accommodate 500 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. The first run will be on 8 January.
Read more: Public service values and PRIME-HRM featured in CSC online courses
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After the onslaught of strong typhoons in the country, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) called on government agencies to immediately establish or strengthen their emergency preparedness to protect government workers from hazards brought by disasters.
“Sadly, there are government workers who get caught in the middle of a disaster, calamity, or emergency while on official duty,” said CSC Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala.
Read more: Agencies urged to boost emergency preparedness in the workplace