03/10/2026
A TRAINING IS NOT COMPLETE WHEN THE CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED. IT IS COMPLETE WHEN THE WORK IMPROVES.
This was one of the important messages from the recent capacity-building workshop organized for Office Managers of Administration/General Services and Accounts/Finance in the Unified Local Government Service.
The Permanent Secretary, Akwa Ibom State Local Government Service Commission, Mrs. Affiong Ebieme, urged participants to take the lessons beyond their notebooks and apply them to their daily responsibilities.
From correspondence and file handling to financial reconciliation and interactions with the public, the knowledge gained should translate into better performance.
That is the real value of professional development.
Government invests in training because the ultimate beneficiary should be the institution—and, eventually, the people it serves.
Knowledge becomes valuable when it changes how we work.