On August 20, 2024, at NAPA Headquarters in Ha Noi, the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) held the opening ceremony of the training course for public leaders and managers at the ministerial department-level – Cohort 14 in 2024.
Dr. Tong Dang Hung, Deputy Director of the Refresher Training Management Department, attended the ceremony.
Attendees at the opening ceremony included Ms. Nguyen Thi Tam, Deputy Head, Division of Management of Leadership and Management Posts Training; NAPA experts and lecturers; and course trainees.
At the ceremony, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tam, Deputy Head, Division of Management of Leadership and Management Posts Training, announced Decision by the NAPA President on the organization of the training course for public leaders and managers at the ministerial department-level – Cohort 14 in 2024.
In his opening remarks, Dr. Tong Dang Hung emphasized the importance of training for public officials, particularly the public leaders and managers at the ministerial department-level. Training plays a crucial role in standardizing the workforce to meet the demands of industrialization, modernization, and international integration. The training course for public leaders and managers at the ministerial department-level – Cohort 14 in 2024, is being conducted at NAPA for public officials from ministries, departments, and central agencies. This course aims to equip and enhance knowledge of state management and leadership and management skills for public leaders and managers at the ministerial department-level and equivalent. This will help to build a leadership and management team at the ministerial department-level and equivalent that possesses ethical qualities, political integrity, and competence to fulfill the requirements of advisory, management, and executive functions.
Participants in the training course will study 10 topics over a total of 80 periods, including three knowledge-based topics, five skills-based topics, and two thematic reports. The course includes practical research activities and a test. This helps trainees gain a clearer understanding of the roles, functions, and duties of ministerial department-level positions and the role of ministerial department-level leaders in the state administrative apparatus, thereby enhancing the responsibility and effectiveness of the public service execution of the ministerial department-level leaders and managers.