Public Service Commission defends $40,000 Oxford leadership training for deputy commissioner
The Public Service Commission has backed spending $40,000 on leadership training at Oxford University for a senior official.
A deputy Public Service Commissioner spent about $40,000 of public money on a two-week leadership training programme at Oxford University. The Public Service Commission has defended the expense as necessary investment. The spending has drawn attention amid increased Government focus on fiscal restraint and scrutiny of public sector spending.
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