The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), on Friday launched a Mobile Executive Training Laboratory to bring training to public servants at the regional level and the remote communities.
The facility, worth about 215,000 Euros was under the Ghana-France Co-operation, as a result of which a Founding Agreement was signed in December 2006 for an amount of 1.5 million Euros, over a four-term.
It consists of a Renault Truck and a trailer, specially designed into a 25-seater classroom fully equipped with 25 computers, a photocopier, cabinets and air conditioners.
The Van is part of the French Support to the Ghanaian Public Sector Reform, conducted by Mr Philippe Peretti, Head of Project and Advisor to the Minister of Public Sector Reform.
Mr Joe Issachar, Head of the Civil Service said as Ghana engaged in decentralization reforms, the equipment would allow GIMPA to train Public Servants of the District Assemblies, within the remote communities and at the regional level.
Training, he said, would thereafter come to the doorstep of Public Servants throughout the country.
Mr Isaachar said as the demand for learning French increased, the equipment would allow GIMPA to train Civil Servants from the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Accra on their work premises, without disturbing their day-to-day official duties.
Mr Bernard Botte, First Counsellor at the French Embassy said the French Co-operation was proud to be associated with GIMPA's capacity building process launched some few years back.
Professor Stephen Adei, out-going Rector of GIMPA expressed the hope that the gesture would help cement the co-operation and partnership existing between Ghana and France.