Audi stated this in his opening address at a five-day capacity building and training workshop for over 30 trainers in Abuja, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany Foreign Affairs.
The CG noted that the NSCDC now has an approved standard curriculum for its training schools that would serve as a guide to impact knowledge on personnel in terms of capacity building.
“When I came in March 2021, we realised that we need to leverage the issue of training so that we can have productivity in the service.
“Today, we have an approved standard curriculum for all our training schools that will serve as a guide to impact knowledge in terms of capacity building and regimentation. This workshop is a follow-up to the above process,” he noted.
Audi further stated that the training was very apt and central, urging the participants to leverage the training to help curb insecurity in the country.
“Security challenges across the globe require that personnel are well equipped with adequate training which will help them to perform their duties effectively for better security outcomes. No doubt, knowledge and skills acquired by personnel, will assist them in addressing the various security threats they may encounter while on duty.
“This training is very apt, germane, and central to the corporate development of the service. We have a vision to build a positive culture that will create a unique identity of the service within the security architecture of Nigeria.
“We want to live up to expectations, adopt standard global practices, and key into Federal Government policy on the renewed hope agenda.
“We must leverage this training to make sure that we instill discipline into our personnel. We need this training to map out strategies on how to combat the current crisis the country is facing.”
Audi added “We have also introduced in our curriculum, career progression development courses. In 2024, before any personnel gets promoted, he or she must go through the course. If you fail the course thrice, you will be withdrawn from the service. This is to instill discipline and create a focus in the service.”
Speaking at the event, the Resident Representative, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (a German Foundation), Marija Peran stated the workshop is a pre-testing phase of a harmonised curriculum noting that “We specifically initiated this project more than four years ago to improve training and development for security agencies all over the country.
“The overall aim of this project is to develop a harmonised training manual on five thematic areas; principles of democracy, rule of law, human rights, interagency collaboration, and civil-military and security agencies cooperation.”
Peran urged security agencies to synergise to fight against insecurity in the country.
She stated “I do not need to explain to you the multiple challenges that the security sector is facing in the country. In almost all parts of the country, intelligence has increased in the last few years.
“But countering these challenges, none of these security agencies can do this alone. The challenges are big and complex. So to effectively tackle these challenges, the security agencies need to work together and synergise.”
