The fifth batch of Professional Course on Management and Development (PCMD) started in a virtual platform from Shrawan 19, 2078. The opening ceremony of the training program was attended by thirty class three officers, who were nominated from various government and public agencies.

In the opening ceremony, Senior Director of Studies and Department Head of Public Service Training Department (PSTD) Mr. Bishnu Prasad Lamsal was present as chief guest of the program. Deputy Director of Studies, Ms. Shailajha Upadhaya was present as a representative from the Center for In-Service Training (CIsT). The coordinators of the program Gyan Laxmi Shrestha and Mr. Krishna Bahadur Thapa welcomed the participants and started the formal program.

Ms. Upadhaya welcomed the participants and briefed them about the training program and course where she emphasized the course objective to make the trainees a performing managers, which stands on the foundation of integrity and manages resources and relationships and delivers the expected results. Then, Senior Director of Studies Mr. Bishnu Prasad Lamsal welcomed the participants mentioning the expectation with the participants from the program so that the final effect of the training will be seen in the service delivery to the citizens.

In the second session of the opening ceremony, Administrative and Finance Officer, Mr. Bikas Neupane, representing the Program monitoring and Evaluation Committee (PMEC), briefed about the marking mechanism of the training program and its various modules, and various rules to be followed by the participants during the training program.

Mr. Bipin Ojha from the Centre from Knowledge Management and IT (CKMIT) did technical orientation to the participants on google meet, google classroom, and document management system for interactive sessions and online assignment submissions.

The program will conclude on Ashwin 14, 2078.