Computer program to help control employee 

performance introduced in Rwanda

By Théogène Nsengimana

Office Maintenance and automation (OMA) a highly sophisticated program that helps employers to control performance of their employees has been introduced in Rwanda.

 The program that uses the cloud computing system (the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer) has been introduced for its very first time in Rwanda through the Worldwide E-learning campus in Bugesera where about 50 students are pursuing an advanced diploma in the program.

Speaking at launch of the program on Saturday, Livingstone Byandaga, the mager of the skills development project under the Workforce Development Authority (WDA) said the program would have a good impact on employee performance

He said “it is the first time for our country to have this computer program. It will help employee managers to control performances of their employees wherever they are as it uses cloud computing system. With the program, a manager is able to control all his employees as he is automatically informed in case a task is started or is finished, which helps to automatically appraise the performance of his employees”.

Students who are doing their advanced diploma in OMA are   trained using a blended learning approach consisting of both online learning resources and Instructor-led face-to-face learning sessions with International expert tutors. They will also do exam from ERICSSON Academy owned by ERICSSON Company, a world leader in the rapidly changing environment of communications technology.

Dr Innocent Rusagara, principal of Worldwide E-learning campus , an international polytechnic institute, said people should learn the program to link their skills, office work and technology He said “as more organizations all over the world use digital office technologies and frameworks to get office work done, the demand for skilled and certified Office Automation personnel is increasing.

No matter what industry you’re in, it’s always important to push yourself to learn new skills that will help you grow professionally. Given the incredible increase in technology-based business operations over the last years For successful business professionals this often means becoming more updated with new business technologies”.