The Local Government Service (LGS) has developed a new instrument that will be used to measure the performance of its staff. The document consists of a Performance Contract and Staff Appraisal. The Performance Contract has been designed to measure the performance of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Coordinating Directors (MMDCDs) and Directors at the Local Government […]
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Opening Ceremony Of Certificate In Local Government Administration Programme
The Head of Local Government Service (LGS) Dr. Callistus Mahama has asked staff of the Service to re-double their efforts in rendering quality service(s) to clients. To this end, he asked them to equip themselves with the necessary skills to deliver. Dr. Mahama was speaking at the opening ceremony of a short pilot scheme-based course […]
An Orientation Programme For Twenty-One Directors Of Agriculture
A day’s orientation programme to receive twenty–one (21) Directors of Agriculture who had been transferred from the Civil Service into the Local Government Service took place at the Conference Room of the Local Government Service Secretariat on the 12th January, 2015. Welcoming the Directors, the Head of Service of the Local Government Service (LGS), Dr. […]
The Head Of Service Opens Geographic Information System Course (GIS) At The University Of Ghana
On the 8th of July 2014, the Head of Service opened the above course at the Department of Geography of the University of Ghana. In his welcome address noted that the course could not have come at a better time than this because of the usefulness of Geographic Information System (GIS). According to him, GIS […]
Call For Papers
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS Papers should focus on any of the thematic areas: Economic Regeneration Leisure Building Control Waste Management Housing Development Regeneration Schemes Road Maintenance Social Welfare Community Development Public Transportation System Revenue Mobilization Natural Resource Management. Deadline for receipt of abstracts is 19th September, 2014.Abstracts should not be more than 250 words and full […]
LGS Launches HRMIS Database
The Head of Local Government Service has launched the Service’s Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) Database at the La Palm Beach Hotel on the 7th March 2014. The well attended launch brought together Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, Coordinating Directors, Directors, Human Resource Officers, Information Technology Officers and the general public. The HRMIS […]
Reactivation of Continuous Professional Development in the Local Government Service
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is defined as education of staff following the completion of formal training. CPD consists of any educational activity which helps to maintain, develop or increase knowledge, problem-solving, technical skills or professional performance standards all with the goal of enhancing and sustaining staff performance. The global technological improvement, fierce competition and rapid […]
UN Human Settlement Programme
7th World Urban Forum The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) will celebrate the 7th session of the World Urban Forum in the Colombian city of Medellín on 5-11 April under the overall theme “Urban Equity in Development – Cities for Life”. Ghana will host a special Side Event during the week-long Forum on; Wednesday […]