ITF ELEVATES 685 STAFF

Management of the Industrial Training Found has approved the promotion about 685 member of its workforce.

The promotion, which was released recently, was in fulfillment of earlier promises by the Director General of the ITF, Associate Professor Longmas Sambo Wapmuk during visits to some ITF Area offices late last year.

Before the recent exercise, most staff of the fund had gone for seven years or more without elevation.

A breakdown of the list of those promoted showed that 44 were upgraded or converted following the acquisition of higher education qualification or had requested a change of cadre.

The list that is displayed at the Fund’s Headquarter in Jos also showed that 146 senior staff between grade level 07 to 16 were considered while 233 between level 03 to 07 were equally elevated.

Announcing the promotions, the Director General in a circular stated that the successful candidates all met the criteria for promotion contained in the ITF condition of service.

The circular that was signed on behalf of the DG by Director of Admin & Human Resources, Tim Omoruyi, urged the successful candidates to prove their worth.

Reacting to the promotion, Chairman of the Amalgamated union of public Corporation, civil service, Technical and Recreational Employees (AUCPTRE), Ladan Umar Dauda, in a letter of appreciation to the Director General expressed the union’s gratitude for the exercise which he stated benefited 90 percent of the Union’s members.

While praising the DG for remaining true to his promises to give staff welfare a boost, he said the union commitment to repaying the goodwill with hard work.