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continuation of consultancies utilising $30 million under the aegis of the
Chief Personnel Officer (CPO) relating to Job Evaluations for the Public
Service and the Prison Service, and completion of the review and redesign of
the Performance Management Appraisal System (PMAS) and the conduct of
a Diagnostic Study for positions falling under the Purview of the Salaries
Review Commission
launch of a National Productivity Programme, continuation of development
of a Business Continuity Plan and the enhancement of Human Resource
Function in the Public Service by the Ministry of Public Administration
continuation of the rollout of the Local Government Reform Programme
continuation of training initiatives across the public service in areas such as
Project Cycle Management, Strategic Planning and Change Management,
Conflict Management, Quality Customer Service, Total Quality
Management and Organisational Development
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Initiatives under the Labour Sector were advanced with an allocation of $13.2
million, of which $9.1 million was utilised in 2013. Among these were:
The roll-out of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) programme with
the Agency focusing on staff capacity building, strategic planning and
human resource policy development while establishing their website for
developing its corporate image
Institutional strengthening of various Divisions of the Ministry including the
Labour Inspectorate Unit, the Conciliation Division, Friendly Societies and
the National Employment Service, particularly, in areas of their core
competencies including mediation and providing opportunities for upgrading
of academic and professional qualifications
Continuation of the following projects:
Prevention and Elimination of Child Labour in Trinidad and Tobago
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the reconstituting of the National Steering Committee, the conduct of
youth survey and youth community seminars were undertaken
Determination of the Level of the Minimum Wage and an Assessment
of the Impact on the Economy – TORs are being finalised to
commence the study of the Impact of Minimum Wage and a public
education campaign was launched via advertisements in the print
media
The National Productivity Centre - preliminary work began on the
public education campaign for the National Productivity Centre as
well was work on the terms of reference for the consultancy
Heroes Park and Museum in Fyzabad - a site is currently being
finalised along with recruitment of an architectural firm for the
conceptual design for the park and museum
