Port Management Association of West and Central Africa Association de Gestion des Ports de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre Associação de Gestão dos Portos da Africa do Oeste E Centro ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/Réf.:112/15/SG/AGP Date: 20 March 2015 MEMORANDUM To: All Managing Directors of Member Organizations of the PMAWCA From: The Secretary General Subject: Invitation to nominate participants for PMAWCA Executive Seminar on Contemporary Human Resources Management in partnership with GIMI - Israel: from 6 – 10 July 2015 in Tema, (Ghana) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… As part of PMAWCA’s human capacity building programme, there have been requests for some refresher course for senior executives of our ports on contemporary human resources management in order to explore modern challenges and practices in human resources management especially in the ports industry. Thus course will explore the peculiar characteristics of human resource management in the port industry, the changing roles of Port Authorities in their responsibilities for recruitment and management of employee performance and port labour productivity. The course will also discuss the nuances of dock and casual labour administration both under service port systems and landlord port systems. In view of the importance of the subject, the PMAWCA’s Technical Committee for Administrative and Legal Affairs (ALA) at its last meeting in 2014 recommended this seminar among others activities to be organized for the benefit of member ports of the Association. It is in this regard that the Secretariat is partnering with the Galilee International Management Institute (GIMI), a globally renowned training institute which offers courses in port management and many other professional subjects, to conduct organize this seminar. This seminar will be hosted by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority in Tema (Ghana) from 6th to 10th July 2015. All PMAWCA member Organizations as well as other interested stakeholder institutions in the ports sector are therefore kindly invited and encouraged to nominate senior level executives in charge of Human Resources Management, Administration, Labour Union matters, and dock labour, to attend this very important course. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Park Lane, P.O Box 1113 Apapa Lagos, Nigeria Tel. (234) 1 773 76 09 Cotonou Liaison Office : Tel: + (229) 21014619 E mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.agpaoc-pmawca.org Port Management Association of West and Central Africa Association de Gestion des Ports de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre Associação de Gestão dos Portos da Africa do Oeste E Centro ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The course participation fee is Euro 1,800 per participant (for PMAWCA members), and Euro 2,200 per participant for NON member institutions. The maximum number of participants is limited to fifty (50) in order to ensure effective learning and tuition. The training will be conducted in English and French only. In view of the detailed preparations required for this course, there is the need for an early cut-off point for registrations. In this regard, the deadline for registration is 30th April 2015. You are therefore kindly requested to nominate your organization’s participants using the attached registration form which should be duly filled and returned by email to the PMAWCA Secretariat not later than 30th April 2015. Please find attached course brochure and the nomination/registration for your kind information and further action. Encls: HR Course Registration Form ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Park Lane, P.O Box 1113 Apapa Lagos, Nigeria Tel. (234) 1 773 76 09 Cotonou Liaison Office : Tel: + (229) 21014619 E mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.agpaoc-pmawca.org