Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) has graduated 1,500 students from its World Bank Project on Sustainable Procurement, Environmental, and Social Standards Enhancement.
Professor Ibrahim Hassan Garba, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Coordinator of ATBU’s Sustainable Procurement, Environmental, and Social Standards Centre of Excellence (SPESSCE), spoke at the graduation ceremony and outlined the goals of the programmes, including the development of environmental and social standards experts as well as the fight against procurement corruption.
He asserts that the training is part of a project to improve capacity and address the skills gap in procurement, environmental standards, and social standards.
“The training spans through tracks –track A is run for five days where participants get their certificates, track B is where participants learn within 80 hours or three to four weeks while we have track D post-graduate diploma, track E is professional and academic masters.
“This initiative aims to enhance the skills and legal knowledge of individuals involved in procurement processes and even offers master classes for chief executives. Notably, students can attend classes virtually and collect their certificates in person at the University Campus,” he said.
He also stated that the project is intended to enable workers involved in the procurement process become more familiar with existing legislation.
“The procurement law holds the chief executive officer accountable but he doesn’t know the law. Now with this programme, we train procurement officers while we also organise a master class for chief executives,” he added.
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