ISLAMABAD: Joint Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Arshad Muneer on Friday emphasized augmenting training courses for officers and officials of the ministry and its attached departments to enhance overall performance.
He was speaking as chief guest at the graduation ceremony of 33rd Mid-Career Management Course (4th domain-specific course) held here at Information Services Academy (ISA) on Friday. He hinted at making the capacity-building courses mandatory for in-service officials of the ministry and its attached departments.
He appreciated the Information Service Academy (ISA) for conducting capacity-building courses to improve the performance of officials. Director-General ISA in his address said that training was important to meet the new challenges in the field of media.
He said job of the information officers had become challenging in view of fifth generation media warfare and the introduction of social/digital media platforms. He extended gratitude to the Ministry of Information for providing support to the institution for conducting different training programs.
Director Training ISA Ghazala Ambreen shared the details of the training course and said that it was the fourth such course conducted by ISA. Previously three Domain Specific courses had been held successfully, she added.
At the end, participants of the course were awarded shields and certificates. The chief guest also on the occasion inaugurated the Digital and Social Media Simulation Lab and Studios which have been established by the ISA to impart training to new entrants in the information group, in the spheres of IT, social and digital media and production of audio-visual content. Senior officials of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, visiting ISA faculty and probationers of 39th STP attended the ceremony.