12 APRIL 2016
NAMIB TIMES
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Minister of Labour, Ministry of Labour’s NIEIS training Industrial Relations Namibia Correcand Employment CreaErkki Nghimtina, positively attended in Swakopmund tion, tional Services announced this new
Sharlien Tjambari The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation trained employers from different walks of life in Erongo on how to work on the Namibia Integrated Employment Information System (NIEIS). The training took place in Swakopmund from 4-7 April where over 100 employers participated. NIEIS is a system about the overview of where employers can the whole system, while upload vacancies in module two includes their company so that the business processes the job seekers can and originalities of the apply directly in the system. The employers system. “Because of were also trained on the employment servi- how to create their ces act, there is a employment profiles, probation period that how to do screening of all employers must be questionnaires of vatrained on. We are rious applicants. FurPiet Carstens, the Employment officer: Representa- targeting employers thermore they received that are designated, training on vacancy tive of the Ministry in the Region meaning employers management, where the which employ 25 peo- employers are expected ple and more, not ex- to manage vacancies as cluding prospective they are being posted. It employers, because in also involved the tracthe end all employers king of applicants as will have to comply they are posted by with the employment various applicants. services act,” said Ar- According to Piet Carnold Ngeama, the Chief stens, a representative Employment Officer: of the Ministry of Head of Employment Labour in the region, Services Subdivision. there is a database of job The trainers are being seekers and employers trained on two mo- are required to notify Arnold Ngeama, the Chief Employment officer: Head dules. Module one is the employment serof Employment Services Sub-Division vices bureau to inform them that there are vacancies available within the establishment and the bureau will then refer candidates that are suitable for the position. The
Participants during the second day of training
change in the system in September last year. “This means that since then employers are required to comply with the employment services act they are supposed to report their vacancies with the employment services bureau. If employers do not comply with this act they will be fined N$20 000 or can even receive a two year imprisonment term or both. Employers are therefore urged to comply with the employment system,” said Ngeama. He continued that after the training all employers are expected to use the system. They will be expected to be able to post their vacancies and be able manage the system so that job seekers can apply for various vacancies via the system. Individual job seekers are also advised to log onto the system to register and create a profile and upload scanned documents so that employers can employ directly from the system. More information at www. namibiaatwork.gov.na.
painted the walls Liesl Losper
Recently the officers of Namibia Correction Services decided to give back to the community and they decided to paint the walls of the old age homes in Kuisebmond. “Every year we strive to start with a project to give back to the community. After discussion, we have decided to give back to our old people this year. We decided to paint the walls of the old age home. We encourage other government institutions to do the same as we did. The need for help is always in front of us, we must just be willing to help,” Superintendent Amutse said, Deputy Officer in charge of Walvis Bay correction services.