The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) and the University of Virgin Islands (UVI) in USA has struck a partnership for the rolling out of the acclaimed Certified Public Manager (CPM) training programme in Ghana.

The CPM course aims at equipping senior staff, especially in the public sector, to function more effectively and innovatively in addressing institutional and developmental challenges in a business conscious manner.

The two universities agreed to collaborate for the introduction of the course in Ghana, at a meeting at the UPSA between the Vice President of UVI, Dr Haldane Davies, the Vice Chancellor of the UPSA, Professor Abednego Okoe Amartey Mr. Austin Gamey, CEO of Gamey & Gamey Group, UVI’s local partner and the Director of the Institute of Work, Employment and Society (IWES), Dr Mary Naana Essiaw.

Professor Amartey lauded the objectives of the CPM, adding it falls in line with the aim of university in promoting professional development of workers.

“We accept to fully collaborate with UVI and Gamey & Gamey in rolling out this project for the desired results,” he said.

Dr. Davies, who is in Ghana to promote collaborations with his university, promised quality assurance and effective support system for the programme from the UVI.

Both universities resolved to work out the partnership modalities for an agreement to be signed between the parties to pave way for the running of the professional practical training programme.

The CPM programme which will run under the UPSA’s IWES is scheduled for initiation on February 2019.

The course is expected to help public sector workers to develop a dynamic mindset about public service, leading them to operate as agents of change and solution through creative leadership and innovation.

Mr Austin Gamey, explaining the structure of the programme, said that Ghana would serve as a hub for the CPM in Africa, adding that the UVI and the Gamey Group were working on other institutional partnerships in Ghana and other African countries.

Dr. Mary Essiaw described the collaboration as timely, saying the IWES was keen in getting partners to help in addressing critical capacity building needs in Ghana’s labour force.