REGULATION NO.1/2008
ADDIS ABABA CITY GOVERNMENT CENTER FOR COMPETENCY
ESTABLISHMENT REGULATION
WHEREAS, it is necessary to
enable trainings offered in our city formally, non formally and informally to
be quality by realizing its objective set is achieved to give national
certificate to those who are trained from different technical and vocational
sectors and professionals in service based on their professional
certification’s based on assessments if they are competent in their profession;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to
support based on professional study and research trainings conducted by
government and private sector technic and vocational Institutions to be quality
and market oriented;
WHEREAS, it necessary to
accelerate Technique and Vocational training conducted in the city become
effective by offering counseling and information to various services to
customers on qualification
standard , so that it can offer
meaningful contribution to development ;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance
with Article 23(1) (f) of the revised charter Proclamation No.361/2003 of Addis
Ababa City Government cabinet, of the City Government, issued this Regulation.
PART ONE GENERAL
PROVISION
1. Short title
This Regulation may be cited
as the “Addis Ababa City Government Establishment Center of Competency
Regulation No.1/2008”.
2. Definition
Unless the context otherwise
requires, in this regulation:
1. “Competency” means to become competent, to carry out certain
activities with necessary skill, knowledge and tendency, after being assed
according to the standard set;
2. “Center of Competence” means an institution which conducts
assessment of professional certification setting based on assessment; whether
someone has competence in his technique and vocational profession;
3. “Professional Competency Assessment” means an assessment of
a person competency in Technique and Vocational professional standard which is
undertaken in certain field of profession;
4. “Competency Assessment Professional” means a professional
that carries out competency assessment activities offered by the center of
competency;
5. “Support Staff” means an employee of the Center of competency outside the
professionals carrying out assessment
activities;
6. “Professional Standard Retain” means a description of competency
standard that should or ought to be known by the person in certain profession;
in accordance with the standard approved by the Ethiopian Federal Democratic
Republic Ministry of Education;
7. “Professional Standard Certificate” means a certificate
given by the ministry of education or the center of competency to a person who
have taken the professional standard test and fulfill the requirements;
8. “Technique and Vocational Educational and Training Sector”
means an organ which is under the education Bureau of Addis Ababa city
Government that follows up the technique and vocation and education training of
the city;
9. “Bureau” means Education Bureau of the Aids Ababa City
Government.
PART TWO ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION, OBJECTIVE, POWER AND FUNCTION
3. Establishment
1. The Addis Ababa City Government Center of Competency
hereafter called “The Center” is established in this Regulation.
2. The center shall be Accountable to the Bureau.
4. Organization
The Center shall have the
following organs:
1. A Board ;
2. A Director; and
3. Other necessary staffs.
5. Objective
The center shall have the
following objectives to:
1. Enhance competency and quality of professionals and identify
their qualification standard by under taking Professional certification and
assessment to those who are in service trained in colleges and training
institution;
2. Give counseling service to the organs concerning Technique
and Vocational Educational and Training;
3. Concerning on Technique and vocations, Conduct Research and
study.
6. Power and Function of the Center
1. Identify and implement works according to the program set ,
strategies prepared by the Federal Government and City on Technique and
Vocational Education and Training;
2. Give professional certificate or Trade Test;
3. Give Professional Certificate representing Federal Ministry
of Education;
4. Establish and implement evaluation and follow up profession
assessment activities;
5. Give professional certificate to those who have competed and
promoted from institutions and who are in service;
6. License professional certification selecting from the city’s
colleges giving assessment service;
7. Evaluate and implement research, proposals and reports
prepare by the center’s professionals on maintain and organizing information;
8. Conduct assessment on technic and vocational educational
training offered by different colleges and institutions that become quality and
market oriented according to the standard set by Federal Ministry of Education
and under Research and study on professional Affairs;
9. Prepare competent employees by under taking competency
assessment when government and nongovernmental organization require search;
10. Submit to finance and economic bureau via the bureau its
budget plan and implement up on permission;
11. Make its contribution for strong cooperative work among
partner offices, governmental and non governmental organization and private
sector;
12. Adopt and implement strategic plan on trade test and
certification and ensure that it’s carried out according to the professional
certification set by Federal Government;
13. Submit human resource and material proposals based on study,
through the bureau to the city government for approval to upgrade the capacity
and quality of the center
14. Install follow up and evaluation system to achieve
action plans and Programs of the center;
15. Give professional counciling service supported by study to
governmental and nongovernmental technique and Vocational education and training institution operated by governmental
and non governmental organization enabling them to give quality and market
oriented training by creating strong relationship with same;
16. Prepare seminars and workshop on in formation technology usage
and counciling service; cause to present research and study paper and implement
same after having evaluated;
17. Create work relation with similar local and international
organization and different institution’s having similar objectives;
18. Own property, conclude contract, be sue or be sued;
19. Perform other activities to carry out its objectives;
PART THERE COMPOSITION, POWER AND FUNCTION OF THE MANAGING BOARD
7. Composition of the Board
The board shall have the
following Members:
1. The Vice Head of Technique and Vocational Education and Training Member
2. The Center’s Director Secretary
3. Two Government Technique and Vocational Education Training
Colleges Members
4. Private Technique and Vocational Education Training Colleges Members
5. Private Higher Institution’s Association Member
6. Chamber of Commerce of Addis Ababa City Member
7. Industry’s Association of Addis Ababa City Member
8. Accountability and Allowance of the
Board
1. When the board’s decision violates the law, each board
member participating in the meeting of the board, may be accountable for
ensuing accountability; however any member having dissenting opinion may not be
accountable.
2. Each member of the Board will be paid allowance form the
center. The amount shall be determined by the concerned body.
9. Power and Function of the Board
The Board shall have following
power and function to:
1. Give support and counseling to the center to carry out its
duties and responsibilities effectively in accordance with the strategies and
regulation of technique and vocation education training and the center.
2. Device development direction and implementation design for
the center to generate its income by conducting research and study, offering
current trainings and improvement of quality trainings research and study.
3. Investigate and approve the center’s long and short term
plans. center to achieve its mission.
4. Investigate and approve the center’s working manuals.
5. Propose to the Bureau by studying the assigning of Human
Resource and adaptive technology to the
6. Study and give advice strategies by which skill assessment
performance is improved and strengthened.
7. Investigate the center’s activity and submit report to the
Bureau.
8. Study and submit to the Bureau the center’s execution of
business Process strategies to strengthened and avoid problems.
10. Meeting Procedure
1. The board shall meet once in a Month; however the chair
person may call a Meeting when ever emergency occurs.
2. Decisions of the Board are passed by majority
vote; In case of a tie, the chair person shall have a casting vote.
3. With out prejudice to the provisions of this Article, the
board may issue its Own meeting procedure.
11. Appointment and Accountability of the
Director
1. The Director shall be appointed by the city Mayor upon the
recommendation of the Bureau; his accountability shall be to the Board.
2. The Board when necessary shall suspend the Director from
office on account of breach of duty or professional ethics, and the refer
matter to the Bureau for decision with its recommendation.
12. Power and
Function of the Director
The Director shall:
1. Direct, administer and
oversee the center’s functions by being head of the center in accordance with
the General guideline given by the board;
2. Implement the power and
function’s of the center’s specified under Art 6 of this regulation;
3. Prepare and submit the
center’s long and short term plan and programs of implementation budget draft
to Finance and Economic Bureau through the Bureau;
4. Open bank account in the
name of the center; assign a person according to the law, insure and oversee
that the book of account is maintained properly;
5. Delegate its power and duty
to his inferior officials, as much as the expediency of the job so requires;
6. Represent the Center
concerning in relationship with third parties;
7. Submit quarterly report of
the center’s activity to the bureau and other concerned body’s;
8. Employ or insure their
employment, administer and dismiss Competency Certificate assessment
professionals according to the civil servant law;
9. Employ or insure their
employment, administer and dismiss Staffs according to the civil servant law;
10. Sign on the contracts made
in the name of the center;
11. Perform other related
functions given by the board.
13. Source of Budget
The center shall have the
following Budget source:
1. A budget allocated by the
City Government;
2. From its internal income,
from the person taking trade test by assessment seeking office’s, from
counseling service and likewise;
3. Other source of income.
14. Books of Account
1. The center shall have
complete and accurate Books of Account.
2. Keeping and Maintaining of
the center’s books of account finance and resource related documents shall be
complied with the Federal and City Government law.
3. The books of account,
finance and resource documents of the center shall be investigated by the
Bureau or City Government or Auditors to be appointed by the General Auditor
Federal Government.
15. Duty to
Cooperation
Any person shall have the duty
to cooperate with the Center when it carries out its Functions.
16. Power to Issue
Directive
The Bureau may issue Directive
to execute this Regulation.
17. Inapplicable
Laws
Any Regulation, Directive or
Customary Practice contrary to this Regulation shall have no effect regarding
matters covered by this Regulation.
18. Effective Date
This Regulation shall come in
to force as of the 14th day of July 2008.
Done at Addis Ababa
On this 14th day of July 2008
Kuma Demeksa
Mayor of Addis Ababa City