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The Public Sector Modernisation Division in the Cabinet Office has been established to provide leadership, coordination, and cohesion to the implementation and monitoring of the reform initiatives.
The mission of the division is to drive forward the implementation of the agenda for modernisinggovernment, improving the quality, coherence and responsiveness of public servicesand for promoting a strong and professionally well-managed Public Sector, capable of enabling and facilitating the achievement of the national goals.
The division will identify priorities within the reform process and define broad policies in consultation with ministries and agencies. It will help to build up a critical mass of reformers across the public sector and will ensure ownership of and commitment to the programmes by all ministers and ministries
Public Sector Modernisation Division will provide the basis for ensuring that Ministry Paper 56/02 and its recently updated Medium Term Action Plan, are more successfully implemented.
Strategic HRM Division – Ministry of Finance and Planning
The establishment of a HRM Division within the Ministry of Finance and Planning will provide strategic direction and leadership to the management and development of the Service’s human resources. As such this new Division will have responsibility for
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leading in the development of mechanisms to strengthen the HR function and ensuring the integration of the HR function in the strategic planning process of MDAs;
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developing and implementing an overarching HRM Strategy and policies for the public service;
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increasing the capacity within the public service for human resource management;
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providing strategic direction to the development of a Public Service-wide strategy for training and development of public servants;
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providing in consultation with the MDAs, advice to the Cabinet Secretary on senior level succession planning and coordinating talent spotting and leadership development;
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planning, developing and conducting of complex management and organization studies that lie outside of the modernisation priority agenda
The Jamaica Civil Service Association was founded in 1919, predating all the island's major Trade Unions which were not founded until the late 30's. The Association is a non-partisan organization providing quality service to its members by representing and safeguarding their legitimate interests. To this end members are encouraged to access its support and advice before taking unilateral action that may have negative results which are difficult to correct.
The Jamaica Civil Service Association seeks to uphold the highest qualities of professional service to the nation through the guarantee of a highly trained workforce of competent and committed persons whose legitimate interests are safeguarded and affirmed through membership in the organization.
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.
Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. We believe that accountants bring value to economies in all stages of development. We aim to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of global standards. Our values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and we ensure that, through our qualifications, we prepare accountants for business. We seek to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers, innovating our qualifications and their delivery to meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers.
ACCA works to strengthen a global profession based on the application of consistent standards, which we believe best supports international business and the desire of talented people to have successful, international careers. We champion the needs of small and medium sized business (SMEs) and emerging economies, and promote the value of sustainable business.
To achieve this we work with global bodies such as the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and with more than 80 global accountancy partnerships. Above all, we seek to bring long-term value to economies in which we develop and support professional accountants.
We support our 162,000 members and 428,000 students in 173 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills needed by employers. We work through a network of 91 offices and centres and more than 8,500 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development.
ACCA works in the public interest, assuring that its members are appropriately regulated for the work they carry out and, promoting principles-based approaches to regulation. We actively seek to enhance the public value of accounting in society through international research and we take a progressive stance on global issues to ensure accountancy as a profession continues to grow in reputation and influence.
In response to a need for relevant management skills and leadership knowledge training in the Caribbean region, the Centre for Management Development (CMD) was established in 1991. The institute was subsequently re-launched as the Cave Hill School of Business (CHSB) on June 14, 2006 as a modern organization founded on three pillars: Academic Programmes, Executive Development Programmes as well as Consultancies and Research. Although all of CHSB’s Academic Programmes are accredited by UWI, the School operates autonomously, with all activities being conducted under the policy direction of an independent Board of Directors.
CHSB delivers high-quality, cost-effective and competitive training as well as organizational development opportunities to companies in Barbados and the OECS. This is achieved by drawing on expertise from the private and public sectors as well as management training institutions and universities in order to ensure that the quality of our programmes remains top class. With state-of-the-art facilities and a vision of executive development, CHSB will continue to meet the needs of the global business community now, and in the future.
CHSB sees education and training as critical components and effective tools for achieving business results. We recognize that our people in the region possess experience gained from their years 'in the field'. What they require now are the tools to prepare them for the dynamic change constantly underway. Our philosophy is to anticipate the needs of the global market and prepare our people to effectively respond and meet the challenges that will arise; that is to provide 'just-in-time' exposure and learning with a high value-added orientation.
Scotiabank is a leading financial services provider in over 55 countries and Canada's most international bank. Since welcoming our first customers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1832, Scotiabank has continued to expand its global reach. Today, through our team of more than 83,000 employees, Scotiabank and its affiliates offer a broad range of products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, corporate and investment banking, to over 21 million customers.
Scotiabank's continued growth and success is founded on several key factors:
Our Core Businesses
Our strategy of diversification underpins our potential for sustainable earnings growth in each of our four business lines: Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth & Insurance and Global Banking & Markets, over the long term.
Canadian Banking
Canadian Banking provides a full suite of financial advice and banking solutions, supported by an excellent customer experience, to over 7.6 million personal and business customers across Canada, through its network of 1,041 branches and 4,500 automated banking machines (ABMS), as well as internet, mobile and telephone banking, and specialized sales teams. Scotiabank also provides an alternative self-directed banking solution to 1.9 million Tangerine customers through internet, mobile and telephone banking.
Canadian Banking is comprised of the following areas:
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Retail and Small Business Banking provides financial advice, solutions and day-to-day banking products, including debit cards, deposit accounts, credit cards, investments, mortgages, loans, and related creditor insurance products, to individuals and small businesses.
International Banking
International Banking encompasses retail and commercial banking operations in 43 of the more than 55 countries outside Canada in which Scotiabank operates – an international presence unmatched by other Canadian banks. This business line has operations in Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia. A full range of financial products, solutions, and advice is provided to over 14 million retail and commercial customers through a network of over 1,900 branches and offices, 4,700 ABMs (excluding affiliates), supplemented by additional products and services offered by Global Wealth & Insurance and Global Banking & Markets to meet customers' needs.
Global Wealth & Insurance
Global Wealth & Insurance combines the Bank's wealth management and insurance operations, in Canada and internationally, and Global Transaction Banking. Global Wealth & Insurance is diversified across geographies and product lines.
Global Wealth is an integrated business comprised of asset management and client-facing businesses.
The asset management business is focused on investment manufacturing and investment solutions for both retail and institutional investors. The global client-facing wealth business units include private client, online and full service brokerage, institutional client services and the independent advisor channel. Its focus is on providing advice and solutions for clients in Canada and internationally.
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Global Insurance has four main businesses in Canada: creditor, life and health, home and auto and travel. Internationally, a full range of creditor and non-creditor insurance products (life and health, home and auto, unemployment, universal life, retirement savings, fraud and assistance) are sold to Bank clients through a number of different Scotiabank channels.
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Global Transaction Banking offers comprehensive business solutions – cash management, payment services, electronic banking, business deposits, and trade services – on a global basis to the small business, commercial and corporate customers of the Bank. It also provides correspondent banking products and services to other financial institutions globally. The results of this unit are included in Canadian Banking, International Banking and Global Banking & Markets.
Global Banking & Markets
Global Banking & Markets (GBM) is the wholesale banking and capital markets arm of the Bank. It offers a wide variety of products to corporate, government and institutional investor clients. GBM is a full-service lender and investment dealer in Canada and Mexico and offers a wide range of products in the U.S., Central and South America, and in select markets in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
GBM provides corporate lending, equity and debt underwriting, and mergers and acquisitions advisory services, as well as capital markets products and services, such as fixed income, derivatives, prime brokerage, securitization, foreign exchange, equity sales, trading and research, energy and agricultural commodities and, through ScotiaMocatta, precious and base metals.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Scotiabank helps to build bright futures worldwide through ethical banking practices, environmental awareness and a commitment to communities.
Scotiabank's corporate social responsibility philosophy is to integrate sound environmental, social and governance practices into our day-to-day business activities. We measure our success not only in terms of financial criteria, but also in building customer satisfaction and employee engagement, and supporting the communities we serve.
The Scotiabank Bright Future Program is the Bank's global philanthropic vision. The Bank's multinational reach has provided a unique opportunity to help people around the world through corporate giving and employee volunteer programs that span six pillars: education, health, social services, arts and culture, sports and environment.
Our community giving is an important component of our CSR efforts. In 2013, the Bank contributed $62 million in donations and sponsorships to community causes around the world. We are also proud that our employees spent more than 424,000 hours volunteering and fundraising through our formal community programs.
The CLP is a seven-year, $20 million (CAD) Project, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada (DFATD) (formerly known as CIDA) to support the leadership and economic development training needs of regional and national public sectors in twelve (12) CARICOM countries. The countries participating in the project are Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago. The Project also targets key regional institutions which play a pivotal role in advancing regional integration and economic development.
The Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) is the executing agency for the Project, while the Regional Project Office (RPO) is hosted by the Cave Hill School of Business / University of the West Indies (CHSB/UWI) in Barbados. The CLP will be collaborating with a number of regional learning institutions to deliver the Project.
The goal of the CLP is to strengthen strategically the next generation of Caribbean men and women leaders to contribute more effectively to regional integration and economic growth. This will be accomplished by establishing a project specific to the needs and culture of the Caribbean Region and by fostering regional approaches for the sustainability of leadership development.
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The Center for Creative Leadership® (CCL®) is a top-ranked, global provider of executive education that develops better leaders through an exclusive focus on leadership education and research. Founded in 1970 as a nonprofit, educational institution, CCL helps cultivate creative leadership through an array of programs, products and other services. The Center for Creative Leadership develops some 23,000 leaders in more than 120 countries on six continents each year.
Leadership Beyond Boundaries
The Center for Creative Leadership launched Leadership Beyond Boundaries (LBB), a global initiative to democratize leadership development and unlock human potential. Through this effort, we are working to make high-quality leadership development affordable and accessible to all people around the globe.
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Ministry of Finance & The Public Service
