The NPC’s adhoc staff recruitment platform closes on December 28 – Commissioner

The e-recruitment portal for adhoc workers for the 2023 Population and Housing Census will close on December 28, according to the National Population Commission (NPC).

This was said by Mr. Chidi Ezeoke, the Federal Commissioner who represents Anambra State in the Commission, on Monday in Awka at the start of a 10-day Zonal Level Training of Principal Trainers.

Ezeoke stated that the deadline was extended to December 28 to allow for more applicants and encouraged qualified people to take advantage of the opportunity.

“Earlier, we announced that the recruitment portal will be closed on Dec.10. But after the board met, they decided to extend it to Dec. 28, to allow more people to register and apply,” he said.

He claimed that the facilitators, who would instruct the supervisors and enumerators at the state level, needed the training.

The preparation of the second level trainers for a standardized census training and an adequate explanation of the concept and terminology for the exercise were among the objectives of the training, according to Ezeoke.

“The training will also provide clear guidelines for the field enumeration procedures for the census, robust instructions on use of census data collection and applications as well as first-hand guides for field operations.

“This training is put together to enhance the technical and managerial capacity as well as skills of the participants to teach other field functionaries for the success of the census,” Ezeoke said.

Dr. Joachim Ulasi, the NPC’s Anambra State Director, stated in his remarks that there were 252 total participants in the exercise, including 227 trainees, 25 facilitators, and Zonal Coordinators.

“There are two training centres in Southeast – Anambra and Ebonyi states. While Ebonyi is hosting participants from Ebonyi and Enugu states, Anambra is the centre for participants from Abia, Imo and Anambra states,” he added.