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WELCOME ADDRESS
Professor Longmas S. Wapmuk oon, Director-General/Chief Executive
Officer, Industrial Training Fund
Protocol
I wish to welcome you all to this occasion of the maiden edition of the HRD
Seminar Series being organized on Zonal Basis. As you are aware, the Human
Resource Development Seminar Series has been repackaged to expand the
scope of participation and raise the stakes, in terms of content and level of
discourse. The overall objective is to increase the intellectual content of our
job as Human Resource Development Practitioners and facilitate excellent
Service Delivery. In keeping with the adage that charity begins at home, you
will agree that one cannot give what he/she does not have. It is with this view
that Management believes that it is necessary to provide a forum for
disseminating information on topical issues and provide opportunity for the
interaction of very senior staff of the Fund to leverage discussion on issues and
activities germane to our operations and processes.
Let me reiterate that, with the advent of economic liberalization and
globalization, expectations from our clients and stakeholders have increased.
In order to remain relevant, viable and competitive, our strategy and processes
must be able to meet and surpass such expectations. This is because we are
living in a dynamic world characterized by economic uncertainties, new
technologies and influx of younger generation of workers with vastly different
attitude and views. In addition to these challenges, there are also great
opportunities in the operating environment. Organisations that can identify
these opportunities and take appropriate action can survive in this era of
economic upheaval, uncertainty and change to impact positively on clients and
stakeholder Organizations.
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