LAHORE: The Pakistan Civil Services Academy (CSA) on Thursday concluded its First Certification Programme for Academic Group In-Charges (AGIs), unveiling a structured and evidence based supervisory framework aimed at reshaping faculty development across Public Sector Training Institutes at the pre-induction level.
The initiative reflects a strategic response to the evolving psychosocial and behavioural profile of Generation-Z probationary officers entering the civil services, a demographic characterized by heightened digital exposure, changing authority perceptions and distinct professional boundary expectations.
Recognising these shifts, CSA, in collaboration with the Health Services Academy (HSA), developed Pakistan’s first “Integrated Professional Development Manual for Academic Group In-Charges.” The Manual institutionalises supervisory authority within a governance framework, replacing informal, personality driven practices with structured oversight mechanisms grounded in documentation, measurable benchmarks and defensible evaluation systems.
The framework introduces standardised documentation templates, behavioural risk identification tools, cohort management protocols, professional boundary safeguards including digital and gender-domain sensitivities and embeds Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability (MELA) mechanisms within supervisory practice. The design ensures that academic leadership operates within clearly defined institutional parameters while maintaining fairness, consistency and transparency in dealing with probationary officers.
The inaugural two-day certification workshop was attended by eight CSA faculty members and was technically supervised by Dr Mohsin Saeed Khan, a renowned psychologist and Adjunct Faculty Member nominated by HSA. The training adopted applied methodologies, including case analysis, structured role-play, diagnostic reflection exercises and institutional risk-mapping simulations.
These components were aimed at transitioning supervisory practices from tradition based discretion to codified professional standards aligned with contemporary governance principles.
