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300 people in different job positions this year will be employed by the
Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) to strengthen its operations. TRA Commissioner
General Alphayo Kidata said in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the authority had
requested to employ 500 people this year but the government gave them the green
light to employ 300 people.
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| Commissioner General Alphayo Kidata |
“The 200 people who excelled in job
interviews recently will today (yesterday) start the Graduate Training
Programme (GTP),” said the TRA boss at an official launching of the second
batch of the induction.
According
to the TRA chief, the 200 new potential employees will undergo the one-year
programme at the Institute of Tax Administration (ITA) after which all best
performers will be employed.
“The
programme’s participants will spendnine months in class and three months on
practical attachment in different TRA departments. Those who will underperform
poorly during the course will be left out,” said Mr Kidata, who was the guest
of honour at the event. ITA Rector Professor Isaya Jairo said GTP was a
mandatory course to all new TRA recruits who have graduated from various
training institutions.
“This
course is not only mandatory. Passing the examinations and other forms of
assessment during Semester I, Semester II and during the practical attachment
at the end of it all is prerequisite for being employed by TRA,” he said.
Prof
Jairo pointed out the main goal of the GTP was to impart recruited graduate
staff with appropriate customs and taxation knowledge, skills, attitude and
capacity to perform their duties effectively and efficiently.
“The
programme is developed to guide both instructors and learners in acquisition of
intended knowledge, skills and attitudes,” said the ITA Rector. Prof Jairo said
East African Community (EAC) has synchronised curricula for GTP, pointing out
that the curricula was developed by ITA.
“ITA
worked on the EAC curricula and submitted it to the Tanzania Commission for
Universities (TCU), who accredited the curricular,” he noted.
Acting
TRA Director of Human Resources and Administration, Mr Victor Kimaro, said GTP
was not only placing the course participants into perspective within revenue
environment, but also equipping them sufficiently to effectively function as
tax officers.
“The
successful completion of the GTP programme will assure whether or not
employment with TRA is confirmed,” he stressed.
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