SED constitutes 5-member CBU to cater to department’s capacity building requirements
Srinagar, Nov 26: In a latest development, the School Education Department (SED) has accorded sanction to the constitution of a Capacity Building Unit (CBU), entrusted to cater to the department's own capacity building requirements.
As per the order issued by Secretary SED, Ram Niwas Sharma, they shall also function as a centralised Nodal Unit for the effective coordination, monitoring and facilitation of all capacity-building initiatives across all subordinate offices under the administrative control of the department across J&K.
As per the official document, the National Program for Civil Service Capacity Building (NPCSCB), launched in 2020, is the Government of India's (GoI) flagship programme to transform the capabilities of Indian civil services.
"As part of the vision for Mission Karmayogi, CBUs are integral and permanent units - entrusted with designing and implementing capacity building initiatives within each Union Ministry, Department and Organisation (MDO). Similar units can be created in the State and local governments as well," the official document reads.
CBUs are the primary owners of the exercises in developing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating the impact of, and revising Capacity Building Plans (CBPs) of the MDO.
Their role will be liaising with the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) on behalf of the MDO to keep the Commission abreast of all capacity building efforts at the MDO.
"Further, if a Programme coordinator has been assigned to the MDO by the CBC, the CBU should oversee that they deliver on their assigned mandate," the official document reads.
Considering the importance of the CBU's mandate to lead capacity building initiatives within the MDO, it is imperative that the Unit is empowered to encourage the take up of capacity building interventions among civil servants, and design and implement incentives for the same.
The CBU comprises of five officers including two Additional Secretary-level officers- Muhammad Anwar Banday, Ashok Kumar besides two Under Secretary rank officers- Thannaji Bhat and Deepika Sharma and one Section Officer Ajaz Ahmad Chiloo
The role and responsibilities of CBU is to own the Capacity Budding Plan Exercise: CBUs are primary owners of the CBP exercise in their respective MODs. The CBU is entrusted with identifying the behavioural, functional and domain competencies required to perform each role well.
The CBU plays an important role in assessing competency gaps, which refer to the difference between the competencies required for a role and those demonstrated by the civil servant holding the corresponding position.
