The Nigerian Institute of Training and Development (NITAD) will continue to challenge itself and raise the bar of learning and development service delivery in Nigeria, its President and Chairman of the Council, Mr. James Bulus, FITD, has said.
Speaking at a ceremony to end the Institute’s Annual Trainers’ Week and Most Creative Trainer awards, Bulus stated that the Institute is aware that rapid global changes continue to challenge every professional body and demand a continuous rethinking of services, adding that NITAD will constantly to provide exceptional member services to drive excellence in learning and development practice in Nigeria.
He further stated that the Trainers’ Week was set aside to encourage effective professional exchanges, knowledge sharing and recognition of excellence through the Trainers’ Award in individual and corporate categories.
He therefore saluted the gesture of the sponsors of the two events, Dr. Michael Olawole Omolayole, FITD and Mr. Tayo Rotimi, FITD both fellows and life members of the Institute adding that the current leadership values their support.
Presenting the awards to the winners, a past president of the Institute and Chief Executive Officer, MacTay, Mr Tayo Rotimi, FITD congratulated the awardees and charged them not to rest on their oars, adding that learning and development practices were changing and the more impactful we would be, is determined by our level of creativity and process improvement.
Rotimi expressed his conviction that sooner than later, Nigeria would take its rightful place in the comity of nations and that learning and development practitioners must be found at the vanguard of human capacity development. He also wished that NITAD would grow from strength to strength adding that MacTay would be there to support the Institute all the way.
Responding on behalf of the awardees, Dr. Leke Osiyemi, FITD whose Rekrut Consulting won in the private sector category, expressed delight at NITAD’s recognition of their development efforts over the years and thanked both the Institute and MacTay for the gesture, adding that they have been a further challenge to continue to raise the bar.
Other winners are Mrs. Celine Okoroma-Vincent, MITD in the individual category and Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) which won in the Public Sector category.
This year’s awards, the second in the series, culminate in the 5-day Annual Trainers’ Week of the Institute. Other dignitaries present at the award ceremony included the Registrar/Chief Executive, Mr. Kayode Adejumo, FITD, Immediate Past President, Mrs. Ayoade Abike Igbeyi, FITD members of MacTay Consulting management and staff of Rekrut Consulting.
