History, FUNCTIONS & Objectives

1. HISTORY
The Socio-Economic growth of a society and an area directly hinges upon the managerial skills and organizational capacity, needed for stimulating economic and social development. Several factors have direct bearing on organizational behaviors and managerial efficiency. Training is the most deciding variable towards improving administrative skills and organizational capacity. Establishment and Administration Department, not having a proper training wing to look after the training needs of the supporting staff working in the Civil Secretariat, seriously felt that due to a lack of training facility, the managerial efficiency and output quality in the offices is being deteriorating day by day. On feeling that much attention was given to technical issues while little attention was paid to the human resource potential, organizational strengthening and institutional development in the provincial government offices, it was decided in the Secretaries Committee meeting held on 21st May, 1992 to establish an Institute in the name of Staff Training Institute to fulfill training needs of government functionaries and evolve a policy matrix taking into account the future needs, so as to improve their professional skills and capacity and, ultimately enable them to perform their duties and functions in order to achieve the desired objectives and development of the Province and its people more efficiently, effectively and easily with confidence and precision.

2. FUNCTIONS
Staff Training Institute is an integral part of Establishment & Administration Department Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The STI impart in-service training courses for the employees of the Civil Secretariats, Attached Departments, District/Local Government Departments and Autonomous/Semi Autonomous Bodies working in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to enhance the knowledge base and professional skills of the trainees by giving them a thorough working knowledge of the office management procedures i.e. Secretariat procedures, practices, and practical/hands on keys training in information technology/computers.

3. OBJECTIVES
Main objectives of the Staff Training Institute, Establishment Department, Government of Khyber Pakhunkhwa are:- To build capacity of the staff working in the Provincial Government Departments through up-gradation of their basic knowledge in respect of the Secretariat norms, rules, regulations,policie guidelines, practices and procedures etc ensuring improvement and sustainability in the quality of policy formulation, efficient service delivery mechanism and successful implementation of the public sector reforms agenda/policies duly adhering to the norms of good governance, transparency and accountability. To bring attitudinal changes and equip Officers/Officials working against different positions in the Provincial Secretariats, Attached Departments, District/Local Government Departments and Autonomous/Semi-automono.