Reforms and Innovations in the Public Workplace

Reforms of labour administration
• Implementation of the statutory minimum wage and measures
• Strategic change and reform management
• Restructuring of government departments and public agencies in Nigeria
• Administrative reforms in Nigeria: Recent evolution of labour inspection structures
• Restructuring of the public employment services in Nigeria
• Reforms in Nigeria: Challenges of coordination between the central and state governments

Benefits, challenges and applications in Labour administration
• Benefits, challenges and policy lessons of effective use of new technologies
• Mobile devices in labour inspection
• IT tools used in investigation of social fraud
• Protection of wages and other IT applications

Strategic Planning and Performance Management
• Setting and communicating performance objectives
• Identifying core behaviours that drive high performance
• Reviewing and assessing performance
• Reviewing different levels of performance
• Objectively assessing and rating performance
• Giving constructive and motivational feedback

Wrap-Up
• Labour administration as a sub-discipline of public administration
• Labour administration challenges and innovations in developing countries
• Creating a collaborative network
• Measures to extend labour administration to cover informal economy workers
• Legal framework and practical measures towards informal economy workers

1ST BATCH: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 — Friday, March 27, 2026.

2ND BATCH: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 — Friday, July 17, 2026.

3RD BATCH: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 — Friday, November 20, 2026.

The training methodology integrates lectures, interactive discussions, collaborative group exercises, and
illustrative examples. Participants will acquire a blend of theoretical insights and hands-on practical
experience, emphasizing the application of learned techniques. This approach ensures that attendees return
to their professional environments equipped with both the competence and self-assurance to effectively
implement the acquired skills in their responsibilities.