The Forestry Commission Training Centre (FCTC), has organised a 1-day training for 18 senior staff on Forestry Commission ‘s (FC)Performance Management Systems (PMS) at the Sir John Hall, FCTC, Akyawkrom.
The Director of FCTC ,Mr. Andy O. Okrah, who was also the Resource Person for the training, explained that Performance Management is a strategic and integrated process that delivers sustained success to an organization by improving performance of employees and developing their capabilities.
He indicated that, some of the objectives of the workshop were to provide an insight into FC’s Performance Management Systems, develop the capacity of employees in target setting for effective implementation of FC’s PMS and teach how to set targets under FC’s PMS.
In Mr. Okrah’s interactive presentations, participants were taught how to set targets using the SMART Model which states that; a target should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely.
Mr. Okrah explained that, one must first identify his key job areas in order to set a ‘SMART’ target and per the Forestry Commission PMS (target setting), employees are to set 5-8 goals in general, which should be carved from employee’s technical, personality and managerial competencies.
He also ushered participants into the practical processes on what makes a target SMART.
Participants in their contributions to a practical and interactive workshop, were made to demonstrate how to have a face-to-face discussion with subordinates on their targets; and how to give unbiased feedback to subordinates on their strengths and weakness, skills attitude, job knowledge and behavior at work.
