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Annual Report 1999 - Sierra Leone - The Economy
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6. Human Resource Development
The Bank, appreciating the fact that its staff is one of its valuable assets, continues to place high premium and priority on activities that would foster the development of a highly trained professional staff: Staff who would operate efficiently to meet the challenges of the new millennium. The legal framework for these challenges is being articulated in the Bank of Sierra Leone Act 2000 now being debated at Parliament.
With an authorised staff complement of 522, 15 were on contract. There were 168 professionals.
During the review period, 40 staff were recruited whilst 35 left the Bank as follows:
| Resigned | - | 10 |
| Retired | - | 11 |
| Vacated | - | 11 |
| Died | - | 3 |
(a) Staff Development
To achieve its objective to have a professionally trained staff, the Bank made accessible to its employees a broad range of training opportunities from specialised in-house training and programmes of study leading to certificates, diplomas and degrees from institutions both inside and outside Sierra Leone.
Overseas Training Included:
Degree Programme in progress
M.Sc. in Internal Auditing and Management - 1999
Degree Programme Completed
M.A. Employment Studies - Human Resource Management
M.B.A. - (Finance)
M.Sc - Political Science
M.Sc - Financial Management and Control
Short Courses
- Balance of Payments Course (WAIFEM)
- Course on External Debt Management (WAIFEM)
- Workshop on Money Laundering and Other Financial Crimes in the West African Sub-Region (WAIFEM)
- Micro-Finance and Regulation of Non-Financial Institutions (WAIFEM)
- Money and Banking Statistics (International Monetary Fund)
- Money and Banking Statistics (Joint Africa Institute - JAI)
- Single Monetary Zone in West Africa within the context of the trend in Globalisation and Regionalisation of the World Economy (Ghana International Trade Fair)
- Professional Training of Telephone Technician (Geka Telecom, France)
Attachment
Six-Week Attachment with the Central Bank of Ghana in Banking Supervision
Workshop
Workshop for Central Banks on Strategies for Improving the Financial and Micro-Economic Environment in Rural Finance (South Africa)
Local Training
The Bank also sponsored staff through local tuition to pursue the following professional courses such as:
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