By BCC Student Christopher Drayton C ARICAD will be building stronger relationships with younger people entering the public sector service in order to enhance social and economic development across the region. This is part of its mandate in working with the public administration in the Caribbean, and the organisation believes that training and supporting young people in the sector is the way forward. CARICAD recently acted on one of its initiatives by providing trophies to the Windward Islands Debating Competition to actively support and promote values in relation to team work, research and organisation, respect for human beings and public speaking skills. Programme Specialist Franklyn Michael, described a vision that CARICAD would like to be fulfilled in the regional public sector. “What we would all love to see is a consistent focus on two related areas in the public sector: providing high quality service consistently and focusing on results,” he stated. He acknowledges roles of the regulatory, control and processing factors in the public service but believes it should be more of an instrument of development in our region rather than one of control. “We want to move in the direction of innovation, results, and getting the public service to provide service that reaches expectations, international standards and is convenient all in one package with the focus being on the citizen.” He noted the advantages young Barbadians have had due to CARICAD’s involvement in the Public Sector Transformation Charter. “A number of Barbadians now have strategic planning skills because they have benefitted from our Leadership Development Programmes.” Concerning the CARICOM Community, Mr. Michael notes that Barbados has had an excellent relationship with CARICAD over the past 40 years and has been the host country and a major source of financial support. “Barbados has always been a permanent member of the Board of CARICAD, so Barbados has been able to influence and express what needs and what areas of development it would like from CARICAD, particularly in the areas of Public Sector Transformation.” Mr. Michael stated that he is pleased One of the trophies CARICAD provided to the Windward Islands Debating Competition. 9 to see CARICAD gaining recognition for its work once again in the Caribbean Community, and for its 40th year, will enhance its focus on educating young people on what CARICAD is all about.
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