Course Overview

Workshop Objective: 

The broad objective of the Workshop is to expose Pension Desk Officers (PDOs) to effective ways and means of empowering staff of their respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the critical areas of maximization of pension RSA balances; housing acquisition through Pension Fund balances; processing Death Benefit payments; and mastery of the PenCom-regulated Online Retirement Application.

Training Module:                                 

1. MAXIMIZATION OF PENSION RSA BALANCES FOR STAFF OF MDAs.

DETAILS (Learning Objectives)

Key Terms: MDA, PRA 2014, PFA and RSA

• Payslip Deductions
• Comparative Checks with Peers
• Remittance Schedules/Schedules of Contribution at MDA
• RSA Statements by PFAs
• Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Multi-Fund Structure Placement
• Grievance Redress Mechanisms at MDA, PFA and PenCom
• RSA Transfer Window.

2. HOUSING ACQUISITION THROUGH 25% PENSION FUND BALANCES.           

DETAILS (Learning Objectives)

Key Terms: PRA 2014, PFA, RSA, Mortgage Policy and NHF

• Objectives of RSA Mortgage Policy
• PenCom-Approved Mortgage Institutions
• Modus Operandi of the Mortgage Policy
• RSA Qualifications
• Salary Qualifications
• Career Qualifications
• Merger of RSAs Deduction Strategy
• Documentation Checklist
• Fast-tracking Implementation Modalities.

3. PROCESSING DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENTS FOR BENEFICIARIES. 

DETAILS (Learning Objectives)

Key Terms: PRA 2014, GLA, HoS, NoK, Underwriter, Broker and New Format Nominal Roll

• Unveiling Five Separate Death Benefits
• Documentation Checklist at MDA
• Documentation Checklist at HoS
• Documentation Checklist at Ministry
• Documentation Checklist at PFA
• Documentation Checklist at Broker
• New Format Nominal Roll
• Critical Follow-ups
• Major Mistakes to Avoid
• Grievance Redress Mechanisms at HoS, PenCom and NAICOM.

4. MASTERING PENCOM’S ONLINE RETIREMENT ENROLMENT APPLICATION.             

DETAILS (Learning Objectives)

Key Terms: PenCom, PFA, HoS, RSA Balance, APR and Lump Sum

• Admin Users and Specimen Signatures
• ICT Software, Hardware and Internet Data
• Overview of the Online Application’s Interface
• Introduction to MDA, Retiree and PFA Modules
• Documentation Checklist at MDA
• Documentation Checklist at PFA
• Populating and Uploading the Enrolment Template
• Resolving Major Enrolment Issues
• Game-changing Features of the Enrolment Application.

Delivery Methodology:

The Workshop will be conducted using the adult self-directed learning methodology. This will be complemented with intensive lectures, discussion sessions and practical sessions.

Resource Persons:

• Specially selected to present high-value Workshop Papers.
• Highly skilled, experienced and resourceful communicators.
• Acclaimed authors, editors and contributors of pension-related professional publications;
• Have successfully mentored scores of PDOs across the country in resolving pressing challenges.

Workshop Fees:

N150,500.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Five Hundred Naira)

• Payable 2 weeks before the Workshop; or
• Payable in Cash at the Workshop Venue.

Method of Payment:

The Workshop Fee is to be paid into ASSOPEP Account, using the details below: Name of Bank: First Bank Account Name: Association of Pension Desk Practitioners of Nigeria Account Number: 2036406850 (Fund Transfer Sort Code: 011152358)

How To Register:

Interested officers are to seek approval from their respective organizations and, on approval, forward their names to info@assopep.org with evidence of workshop fee payment. Cash is also acceptable at the Workshop Venue.

Target Audience

The Workshop is specifically designed and structured for:

• Pension Desk Officers in Treasury-funded MDAs in Nigeria’s Federal Public Service.
• Assistant PDOs in Treasury-funded MDAs in Nigeria’s Federal Public Service.
• Principal Officers and Management staff of MDAs.

Accommodation:

This Workshop is non-residential. Participants are to lodge in hotels of their choice near the Workshop venue. A list of these Hotels is available on request.

Course Fee

₦150,500

Date & Location

• Date: 12th May - 15th May, 2025
• Location: ICPC Academy, KM 46, Abuja-Keffi Expresway (beside NYSC Orientation Camp), Keffi, Nassarawa State (30-45 minutes’ drive from Karu, Abuja)
• Virtual Learning: Available