Government and Teacher Coorporations: A new reform under construction

In a 45- minute meeting that took place today 01/04/2025 in the conference hall of the 7th floor of the Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform, some leaders of teacher trade unions presented  a draft copy of the much requested special status which will upgrade the teacher's standards in the country.

The draft special status is the result of a collective work done by all teacher trade unions and a follow up to the  drafts deposited  after  the teachers' strike action "OTS". The modifications in this copy are mostly structural because the teachers think that their job has to be valorized not only financially but with a respectable status.

 "We want a reform of the system of education in Cameroon, we no longer want to see teachers having a CAP( Certificat d'Aptitude Professionel) who underwent training end up as counselors in schools. We want the representations of all teacher trade unions to be appropriated by the special status. " said the Secretary General of the Collectif des organisations des Enseignants du Cameroun( COREC)  Mr Roland ASSOAH ETOGA.

Speaking during  the meeting, in which he received the document, the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education, Prof Jacques FAME NDONGO, emphasized on government's interest in improving the teacher's situation in the country. It is a major pre-occupation of the State, reason why it is on agenda for the next cabinet meeting at the PM's office scheduled to take place today.

According to the Public Service  boss, Minister Joseph LE, government's synergy in this matter is top notch and in the upcoming days, a committee will be put in place to look into the draft special status and make agreeable recommendations  that will be reported to hierarchy for consideration.

All in all, government and teachers are said to be on a good footing for the future of the teachers in the country.

Smart Campus : Le Comité de pilotage du projet officiellement installé

La première session du Comité de pilotage du projet de campus numériques s'est tenue le 20 janvier dernier, en présence des ministres Minette Libom Li Likeng (MINPOSTEL) et Joseph Le (MINFOPRA). Cette réunion a marqué l'installation officielle du Comité de pilotage et du coordonnateur du projet.

Le projet de campus numériques est un projet avant-gardiste qui vise à promouvoir la gouvernance électronique au Cameroun. Il est le fruit de la coopération entre le gouvernement camerounais et l'Agence coréenne de coopération internationale (KOICA). Le projet a pour objectif de sensibiliser et de renforcer les capacités des agents publics, ainsi que de mettre en place les conditions nécessaires à la modernisation de l'administration publique.

Le Comité de pilotage et l'Unité de gestion seront en charge de la mise en œuvre du projet. Le Comité de pilotage aura pour rôle d'impulser la vision stratégique et de superviser les activités, tandis que l'Unité de gestion sera chargée de l'implémentation et du suivi opérationnel des activités.

Les recommandations issues de la réunion incluent l'accélération des procédures relatives à la construction des campus numériques, la construction concomitante de ces édifices, ainsi que la tenue d'une rencontre bilatérale entre l'ENAM et les ingénieurs pour discuter de la façade du bâtiment du campus numérique de l'ENAM. Le ministère des Postes et Télécommunications a également été invité à veiller à une fourniture de qualité du service internet.

Les membres du gouvernement ont exprimé leur satisfaction quant aux échanges qui ont eu lieu lors de la réunion, qui marque définitivement le lancement des travaux du Comité de pilotage. La date des prochaines assises sera communiquée dans les prochains jours.

Zita Atangana/ CELCOM-MINFOPRA

IWD 2025: Great Ladies of MINFOPRA on the pedestal

Gender parity and balance is deeply  engraved in the action plan of Minister Joseph LE's vision for the Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reform. From the least to the great positions, women work side by side with their male colleagues to achieve the general good of the user-kings of the public service.

With much joy and deep satisfaction, the Minister of  Public Service and Administrative Reform  Joseph LE hailed the female staff of his ministerial department in the closing party of the International Women's Day celebration yesterday 08th March 2025 at the esplanade of the gigantic MINFOPRA main building.

The week  leading up to the "D" day was charged with very engaging activities which capitalized on the theme  "For all Women and Girls: Rights, Equality and Empowerment" .
From educative talks to Gastronomy fair to aerobic exercises to grand ma tips to  arts and crafts, the great ladies of MINFOPRA turned out massively for all activities.

The fitness walk which launched the celebration of the International Women's Day in Cameroon under the chairmanship of the Minister of the promotion of Women and the Family, Marie Therese ABENA ONDOUA was highly attended by the great ladies on the 1st of March. On the 03rd of March, the women of MINFOPRA  gathered for educative reflections  on the rights of women in a talk moderated by the Director of General Affairs, Mr MBALABOUOM Alexis, Arsène. On the 4th of March, the great ladies presented their culinary skills to the rich public which attended the ceremony. From the   Centre- South region, one could see visitors grapple for the maize and cassava leaf delicacy "Sangha", "okok" and cassava, bush meat etc. The women of the rising sun region displayed their epic "mbol", "Foss" "Menkeli" etc. the coastal Littoral women were busy selling "Ndole and miondo", "Mbongo Chobi", roasted fish etc. the women of the highlands of the  West region reserved  "koki", "condré", "njapchte", "nkui" etc. the women of the North West region reserved "achu and yellow soup", "khati-kati and fufu corn" and "palm wine"etc, the women of the forest zone blazed the occasion with their much loved " water fufu and eru", "kwacoco bible" and "canda stew", "fried snails" etc. the women of the highlands of the grand North region displayed their foléré and kossam, rice pap and puff balls, Dakéré, baobab etc.
Gathering around Minister LE on the 05th of March, the great ladies engaged in  aerobic exercises  ending in much laughter and joy which continued with a session on grand ma tips and tricks on the 06th of March. The women learned how to treat many common diseases with natural herbs and medicines and they produced
 jewelleries from  beautiful colored pearls of different sizes and shapes.
The engaging week ended with a much appreciated match past at the 20th May boulevard on the 08th of March. Paraphrasing  Minister LE's words, the first lady of the nation, Mrs Chantal BIYA was thrilled by the organized display of the great ladies whose attire won the attention and admiration of all on the grandstand.

 In an interview granted to the press, the overjoyed Minister LE reiterated his satisfaction with the women folk  of his ministerial department, while inviting them to remain assiduous for the completion of the establishment of the  AIGLES application software.

Key players trained in the use of AIGLES: Senior Officials of public administrations met in Kribi for a two- day class on the software application

After 206 km as the crow flies, AIGLES landed at the seaside town of Cameroon, Kribi, on January 16,2025, for an induction and sensitisation seminar in the use of the new personnel and payroll management application software (AIGLES). The 2-day workshop  presided by Joseph LE, Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reform, moreover chairman of the interministerial committee responsible for implementing the application, had as special guests territorial authorities of the south region, who came in numbers to witness this transformation tool that repositions the Cameroonian public administration on international standards.

Placed under the theme innovation and performance in the management of State human resources: Presentation of the AIGLES application(new personnel and payroll management application software) , the seminar aimed to align senior officials of the administration, with the new situation in terms of career management and the salary of public agents, for a more transparent and modern public administration.

The software AIGLES required a perfect mastery of all the modules, by the state human resources management chain in all public administrations, notably the secretaries general, directors of Human Resources and directors of general affairs.
_«These are important managers who must master all of the processes linked to the management of human resources and therefore career and salary. Until now we have worked a lot with their colleagues, the cell heads, but obviously as you know, things can only really go in the right direction if the senior officials of administrations have a good mastery of this application»_  Explained Minister Joseph LE.

The main advantages of the platform AIGLES are, a permanent monitoring of the effective presence of all public agents at their workplace through biometric terminals, digital archiving, improved traceability reducing risks and irregular practices, real-time processing allowing rapid and fluid management of administrative acts, automatic processing of progress with immediate financial effects, a modernized and accessible user interface. *« AIGLES is an integrated solution that corrects the limitations of old systems, while making major innovations »* Stressed Minister Joseph LE.
The induction seminar, ended on January 17, 2025, during which, stakeholders of the task force, noted a series of resolutions, notably the English version of all documents ( electronic and physical) relating the software application AIGLES, and   the commitment of all Secretaries general, directors of Human Resources and directors of general affairs, to be ambassadors of AIGLES application in their different administrations.

                       

Linda MBAI/ cadre CELCOM-MINFOPRA