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MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY INSTITUTE IN BRIEF
The Management
Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI) was established
on 26th of October, 1967 under a joint Ghana Government, United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) Project. The
MDPI replaced its forerunner, the National Productivity Centre (NPC) which had
been established in June, 1964 as part of the then Planning Commission. Legislative Instrument (LI) 1077 of 1st
July, 1976 incorporated the Management Development and Productivity Institute
as a parastatal.
The Institute was formally handed over to the Ghana Government by the UNDP and ILO in 1977 when the
joint sponsorship ended.
The Management
Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI) exists
to promote increased productivity in both public and private organizations,
primarily in
It achieves this through
“Productivity Improvement Activities”, “Management Development Programs”, and
“Research and Publications and their Dissemination”, using a team of highly
motivated staff with varied industrial and professional experience.
A market leader in productivity
improvement strategies development and the promotion of best management
practices.
The three main objectives
of the MDPI are as follows:
(a) To embark upon practical aspects of training and problem solving
with a view to building up managerial capacity and promoting increased
Productivity;
(b) To offer Consultancy Services to improve
Organizational efficiency and effectiveness; and
(c) To conduct macro-micro economic studies,
enquiries and research to determine suitable management techniques and
practices to improve and develop the standard of management in all aspects.
POLICIES:
The general guides to
the attainment of the set objectives are:
(a) Employing the most effective and efficient
strategies, methods, skills and practices in the provision of quality and
efficient services;
(b) Aiming at excellence in service delivery in
its fields of operations by keeping abreast with the latest technologies;
(c) Seeking to employ and retain quality staff
through further training and appropriate motivation; and
(d) Ensuring institutional growth and development
and attainment of objectives for the benefit of the Ghanaian economy.
Strategies to be
employed in consonant with our policies are:
(a) Developing
the management training, consultancy and research activities in a 60 :40 ratio to ensure balanced skills development;
(b) Continuously designing and improving the
training programmes to respond to current training
needs of organisations;
(c) Providing research-based consultancy services
tailored to the needs of individual organisations;
and
(d) Consistently improving the training methods
and facilities to meet modern
technological advancement.
FUNCTIONS:
The main functions of
the Institute are the following:
(a) Organising
management training programmes, conferences,
workshops and seminars for personnel from all sectors of industry and commerce
in various fields - including General Management, Financial Management,
Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Marketing Management, Transport
Management, Agricultural Marketing Management, Maintenance Management,
Small-Scale Enterprises Management, Construction Business Management; and CIT
Applications;
(b)
Providing advisory and consultancy services to
all sectors of industry and commerce on solutions to problems with a view to
raising the level of efficiency and productivity;
(c)
Carrying out studies, enquiries and research in the fields of management
development and productivity in co-operation with industry, commerce and organisations with related interests;
(d) Promoting the publication of information
collected and the results of studies, enquiries and research in the form of
books, periodicals, bulletins, and bibliographies; and
(e) Serving as a centre for collecting
information on the most modern developments in management and orgnisation and making such information readily available
to those responsible for the running of the national economy.
STRUCTURE
AND ORGANISATION:
The Legislative
Instrument (LI) 1077 of 1976 which incorporated the Management Development and
Productivity Institute as a parastatal made provision
for a Board of Governors as the policy making body of the Institute.
The Institute is managed
by a Directorate made up of the Director who is the Chief Executive, the Deputy
Director (Training) and the Deputy Director (National Productivity Centre).
The functional areas of
the Institute are organised into four
departments. Each department is engaged
in management training, consultancy and research. The departments are: General Management; Marketing Management; Financial
Management and Management Information Systems and Industrial Engineering.
The support services
section comprises: Finance and Accounts; Personnel; General Services; Transport
Services; Library and Documentation; and Internal Audit.
MDPI has eight training
rooms of different sizes. One of the big size rooms is the computer laboratory
with twenty computers. Each training room is equipped with video deck,
television set, flip chart stand, white board, air conditioners and LCDs. Canteen facilities are capable of serving 220 persons
at a time. Printing materials are produced in-house by the printing section.
This section has heavy duty photocopiers to discharge its services.
The Institute has a
Regional Office at
The staff establishment
of the Institute is 66. The professional
staff includes experts in Human Resources Management, Management Information Systems,
Industrial Engineering and Entrepreneurship Development Management, as well as
Financial and Systems Analysis.
SUMMARY OF
MAIN PROGRAMMES:
The Management
Development and Productivity Institute organises its
Regular Management Training Programmes from March to
November each year. The In-Plant and
Project-related management improvement courses are, however, offered throughout
the year. The target beneficiaries of
these management-training programmes range from
supervisory to top management personnel of both public and private sector organisations.
The
distribution of trainees for the three training categories over the past seven
(7) years is as follows:
|
YEAR |
REGULAR COURSES |
IN-PLANT COURSES |
PROJECT RELATED
COURSES |
TOTAL |
|
2007[1] |
454 |
428 |
0 |
882 |
|
2006 |
501 |
823 |
0 |
1324 |
|
2005 |
602 |
401 |
0 |
1003 |
|
2004 |
571 |
723 |
3 |
1297 |
|
2003 |
610 |
385 |
325 |
1320 |
|
2002 |
697 |
490 |
284 |
1471 |
|
2001 |
627 |
524 |
0 |
1157 |
|
2000 |
534 |
735 |
16 |
1285 |
[1] As at end of October 2007
Every year a
considerable number of supervisors and management personnel attend the Regular
Courses as published in the Management Training Programme (MTP). The beneficiaries of these courses come from
both public and private sector organisations; a
sample list of some of the client organisations is
published on this site.
The MTP
covers all-important fields of management studies and practices and the programmes are conducted in
A variety of teaching
methods are used on the various programmes including lecture,
case study, role-play, exercises, film shows, experience sharing, etc. The
lecture method is employed to present facts or highlight background information
in specific subject areas. Case studies require participants to analyse real management problems and engage in discussing
them to arrive at creative and effective recommendations for action.
Group discussions and
presentations are also used to enable participants share experiences and apply
concepts in solving problems. Materials
used in the programmes are drawn extensively from the
consultancy assignments of the professional staff. This approach helps to maintain the
practical-orientation and relevance of the institute’s management training
programme.
Management Consultancy
The Management
Consultancy and Advisory Services of the Institute are offered to organisations in both the public and private sectors of the
economy. The consultancy assignments
cover the following areas: production; personnel; operations; organisational review and development; management services;
design and installation of accounting systems and manuals; review of conditions
of service; management audit; and corporate planning and strategy formulation.
Research and Productivity
Promotion
In accordance with the
strategic plan for its management training, consultancy and research activities
into the year 2009, the Institute will continue to implement intensive
productivity enhancement awareness programmes
throughout the country. In this respect,
the Institute will carry out a number of productivity-related studies in
selected public and private sector organisations in
key sectors of the economy. The research
findings are to be disseminated through the Ghana Productivity Review of the
Institute.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE:
Nominations should be
made by the sponsoring organisation on a Nomination
Form, copies of which can be obtained from the Institute. Completed Forms should be returned to the
Director of the Institute at least two weeks before the commencement date of a
course.
Selection
(a) The experience of the applicant, level or
responsibility and academic background; and
(b) The need for a satisfactory mix of applicants
in terms of industry, education and specialised
experience.
The fee for each course
is provided in this brochure. The course fee covers tuition, snacks, lunch,
course materials and field visits. The
fee for participants resident outside
Training sessions are
from 9.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Lunch is
from 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.
If a sponsoring organisation finds it necessary to withdraw a candidate,
two weeks prior to the commencement of the course, the course fee will be
returned less 30 percent for administrative charges. Withdrawals on or after the commencement of a
course are subject to the total forfeiture of fees.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE DIRECTOR
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
AND
PRODUCTIVITY INSTITUTE
(MDPI)
P.O.
TEL: 233 021 666597,
666598, 666599,
233 021 665225; 663998; 683904; and
0289113032.
FAX:
233-21-66-6590
E-MAIL:
mdpi@ghana.com
Web Site:
mdpiplus.20m.com