Census 2023: NPC commences training of comptrollers on critical processes

In furtherance to the preparation for the upcoming 2023 Population and Housing Census, the National Population Commission, NPC has commenced training of the Comptrollers in charge of the Commission's Local Government Area offices nationwide, on the critical processes of the 2023 Population and Housing Census as well as the Comptrollers’ role in the census workflow.

Fresh Angle International understands that the purpose of the training is to equip Comptrollers with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform their duties effectively and efficiently during the census exercise.

The training will be practical-oriented, focusing on specific tasks and skills that Comptrollers require to execute their assignments.

The training, which started today, Tuesday March 7 to end Thursday March 9, will be conducted in two States per geo-political zone of Nigeria.

Breakdown of the training arrangements of all the States, is as follows:

According to a statement by NPC, “All the 774 Comptrollers are expected to be trained on the focus areas of the 2023 Census processes by the 60 Resource persons drawn from various departments of the Commission. The topics include: Census Methodology; Presentation of the Census Frame & Locality List; Field Operations; Local Government Training (Supervisors and Enumerators); Data Quality Management; Monitoring and Evaluation; Enumeration of Special Populations; Enumeration in Hard-to-Reach areas; Recruitment & Payment; Tablets Management; ICT Infrastructure & Management; Training Centre Identification & Facilities; Training Centre Management; Census Logistics; Census Security; Publicity and Advocacy; Identification and Assessment of Internet Connectivity Gaps; Green Census; Legal Framework for the 2023 Census and Administration of Oath of Secrecy; Sexual Exploitation, Harassment and Abuse; Census PES: Trial Census Experience; and the International Best Practice in Census Taking.”

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