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| AGD
to enhance e-learning experience |
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| More interactive features and courseware will be
added to AGD’s e-learning platform. |
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As the Government’s central accounting
department and paymaster, the
Accountant-General’s Department
(AGD) seeks to provide ministries’ finance staff
with sound training on the central systems and
processes so that financial procedures will be
carried out properly.
To provide an avenue for such training, an online
platform for AGD’s current e-learning courseware,
which encompasses NFS@Gov and PaC@Gov
courses, was launched some years back.
AGD chose to bring its training courseware
online to empower learners with the ability to
access materials at anytime and from any place
with any enabled PC. It also enables easy tracking
of a learner’s progress. This paid off, for users’
competency in using these two systems showed
a marked improvement, evident from the sharp
decrease in helpdesk queries logged with AGD.
Over the years, the two flagship systems of AGD
have undergone many enhancements, and other processes
and policies have been changed as well. To help
users keep in touch with these changes, AGD is embarking
on a large-scale revamp of its e-learning courseware
and system. To further cement the move towards e-Government,
courseware on resource accounting, pensions and
IT security policies will now be brought onto the
e-learning platform as well.
The courseware will be rolled out to all
finance officers in the ministries that are using
AGD’s central systems — NFS@Gov and
Pac@Gov. The finance officers will be enrolled
in courses that are relevant to them. For
example, a general ledger (GL) officer will be
enrolled in the GL modules to learn more about
how the GL module functions in NFS@Gov. The
aim is to upgrade the skills of the finance officers
and provide them with an avenue to learn about
the systems online.
Not satisfied with merely trying to improve the
contents of the courseware, AGD has also looked
into increasing the interactivity of the
courseware to enhance the learners’ experience.
Armed with newly acquired software from Macromedia,
AGD has started giving its courseware a much celebrated
facelift. Surely and steadily, module by module,
the courseware is being reviewed and revamped, and
good progress is being made towards the final product.
Here’s a sneak peek at what else is in store:
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More
interactivity: AGD’s aim is to foster
a culture of self-learning in learners. The
new courseware comes with simulations that
provide step-by-step instructions for learners
to follow. This will help them better understand
and follow the process flow in accounting
for the Government’s transactions. |
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Multimedia learning
experience: Apart from the simulations
which help learners learn by sight, there
will also be an audio element added to the
new courseware. This will be a definite plus
to learners who learn better by listening
to instructions instead of by reading or watching
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Increased focus
on business processes: AGD will also
have more in-depth explanations on business
processes to familiarise learners with the
rationale behind the different transactions.
This will also emphasise to learners that
it is often better to know why a particular
transaction is carried out, as compared to
just learning how to carry it out. |
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More manageable
sub-modules: AGD will be splitting
modules into bite-sized portions so that learners
can plan their own learning route and digest
the courses at their own pace. This way, learners
will not have to go through the modules at
one sitting. |
With all these enhancements and more, let
us embrace e-learning and look forward to a
bustling learning culture in the Civil Service! |
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| By AGD |
