The agenda for the study visit covered a wide range of topics regarding the place and role of the Human Resources Department in the organizational structure of the NSI, as well as an introduction to the staff appraisal system and the drafting of the annual training programme for NSI’s employees.
Their colleagues from the Human Resources Department at the NSI introduced the Azerbaijani experts to the traineeships programmes, the forms of training of statisticians and the cooperation with national universities in this field.
Experience was shared and discussions were held on the issues regarding the employees’ payment, the developed and used questionnaires aimed at assessing satisfaction with the training courses and the causes of employee turnover. In conclusion, the participants were introduced to the activities of the NSI’s Training Centre in Slivek and the NSI’s participation in the training of young statisticians from the Western Balkan countries and the countries of the European neighborhood policy – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.