Public Service Board > Recruitment, Training and Transfer Policy (Draft) > TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

(1) The County Government shall bond serving officers prodeeding on approved courses of t aining locally or abroad lasting six (6) months and above so enabls the county to benefit adeqsatelyrfrom its investment in training.

(2) Where a County Department considers the value/cost of a course lasting less than six (6) months to be high and constraining the departmental training budget, the officers will be bonded for a minimum period of one year but not exceeding five (5) years.

(3) The bond period will be determined by the duration of the course as follows:-

Training Period Bond Period

(i) Six months up to one year One year (ii) More than one year upto two years Two years (iii) Between two and three years Three years (iv) More than three years As per the duration of the course but not exceeding five (5) years.

The bond amount will be the total cost of the training.

(4) In case of default, the bondee and/or surety will be required to redeem the bond amount on prorata basis.

(5) Details on the administration and implementation of the training bond are contained in the Public Service Training Bond Guidelines.

SkillssInventory

(1) Authorized Officers are expected to develop, update and maintain a skills inventory for all officers in their respective Departments for purposes of identifying the available, and the required skills. The inventory will guide the training, recruitment and succession management decisions.