A four-month training programme being organized by the Ghana Institute for Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) for the fifth batch of 13 Liberia National Police officers is underway in Accra.
The post-graduate diploma in leadership and management programme, funded by the Irish Aid of the United Nations, is to build the capacity of the personnel.
Professor Samuel Bonsu, Dean of Business School of GIMPA, said the academic entity had trained four batches of senior officers of Liberian Police and the current intake brings the total to 92.
The first batch comprised 19 police officers, who took the Diploma in Leadership and Management, while the second and third batches, consisting of 37 police officers obtained certificates in Public Administration while the fourth batch of 23 officers obtained certificate in Administration and Management.
The officers would undertake courses such as introduction to Human Resource, Introduction to Organizational Behaviour, Introduction to Budgeting and Financial Management, Strategic thinking Policy Formulation and Analysis, Principles of Management, Police Administration and Basic Statistics.
Prof Bonsu said the Institute prides itself in excellence and quality education and urged the officers work hard ahead of the training and put into practice the knowledge and skills acquired to strengthen the peace and security of Liberia.
Mr Varmuyan Kamara, Leader of the Liberia Police Officers, commended GIMPA and UN for organizing the programme and pledged their support to observe the rules and regulations of the Institute.
GIMPA was established in 1961 as a joint Ghana Government/United Nations Special Fund Project. It was originally called the Institute of Public Administration, established to train public servants with administrative and professional competence to plan and administer national, regional and local services.
