His Majesty’s Secretariat launched a specialised tailoring course for its support staff in the Elementary Service Personnel, General Support Personnel, and Operational categories today. 70 people employed across various projects and agencies under His Majesty’s Secretariat, who expressed an interest in learning tailoring, are participating in the three-month long course. This is part of a series of training that His Majesty’s Secretariat is planning to offer its employees as an opportunity for them to learn new income-generating skills.
The initiative is in accordance with the Royal Command granted to the civil service earlier this month, to explore suitable training for the support staff.
During an Audience to a group of heads of civil service agencies, His Majesty The King expressed concerns over the financial stability of civil servants in the ESP and GSP categories post-retirement.
His Majesty commanded that agencies create opportunities for their employees to gain new skills which they may be able to use to generate income later in life.
In line with this Royal Command, His Majesty’s Secretariat piloted the tailoring programme, which was able to do in record time and with minimal expenses, using the resources from the HOPE project, which has conducted basic tailoring courses for wives of armed force personnel over the years as a Royal Project.
His Majesty’s Secretariat hopes that this training, which it intends to carry out with prudent budgeting to avoid outsized expenditure, will enable employees to become more resilient and encourage a culture of lifelong learning throughout the public service.
