03 Feb 2016

 Sixty employees of the Botswana Vaccine Institute were sent for further education between 2006 and 2013.

Answering a question in Parliament, the acting Minister of Agriculture, Mr Kgotla Autlwetse, said the employees were sent for short term training for competences on vaccine production.

He said one employee is reading for a Master’s of Science degree (MSc) while another is planned to go this year in June.

Mr Autlwetse said he was not aware that employees of BVI did not receive scare skills allowance.

He said the BVI board of directors decided to incorporate all staff allowances into basic salaries in 2008.

He said that included scares skills allowance and the decision was implemented in January 2009.

The Member of Parliament for Nata /Gweta, Mr Polson Majaga, had asked the Minister of Agriculture if he was aware that employees of BVI did not receive scare skills allowance.

MP Majaga also wanted him to state the number of employees that the research institute and vaccine producer had sent for further education to read for qualifications such as master’s degree programmes. ENDS