The World Bank introduced the programs, according to Professor Ibrahim Hassan Garba, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Coordinator of the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Center of Excellence (SPESSCE) ATBU, who was speaking at the graduation ceremony on Monday. The World Bank also established the programs to develop environmental experts and social standards specialists.
"This training is for a capacity-building program to address the skills gap in the application of environmental and social standards, as well as procurement standards.
"The training spans through tracks - track A is run for five days and participants receive certificates. track B is where participants learn within 80 hours or three to four weeks. we also have track D for post-graduate diplomas and track E for professional and academic masters," Garba stated.
He clarified that the program is intended to assist those involved in the procurement process in becoming more knowledgeable about the legislation.
"The chief executive officer is accountable under the procurement legislation, but he is not familiar with the law. With this program, we are now able to teach procurement professionals while also hosting a master session for CEOs.
The initiative is intended for students to participate in classes digitally and earn their diploma physically at the university campus, according to the center coordinator.
