The Human Resources (HR) Department within the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and the police forces of several Pacific island countries will stand to benefit from a-one week training course held at the RAMSI base at GBR 29 February to 4 March 2016.Twenty Police HR officers from the RSIPF, and the police services of the Cook Islands, Kiribati and Tuvalu attended the training which focused on Human Resources Practice and Delivery and was delivered by a private consultant Mr Balbeer Singh of Prime Vision from Fiji.The training covered topics including HR Systems and Models, Ethical Practices, Achieving client satisfaction through good HR Practices, Developing successful teams, writing reports and proposals, awareness of legislations and requirements, developing better relations and behaviours and workforce planning and implementation.“The RSIPF, like any other police force is a disciplined service organisation. The major asset for any police force is not its cars or buildings but its people. With an increased establishment this year of 1,417, this asset is growing,” said RSIPF Commissioner, Frank Prendergast when closing the training on 4 March.“Therefore a properly functioning Human Resources Department is vital in not only ensuring staff entitlements are administered corrected, but also by working with the Executive to ensure that the RSIPF has the right people, with the right skills at the right time,” said Mr Prendergast.Commissioner Prendergast emphasised that HR should not be defined by what it does but by what it delivers – results that enrich the organisation’s value to the government, the public and employees.“My expectations of the RSIPF HR Department may seem high but you should take this as encouragement that I believe HR plays a vitally important role in helping shape the future direction of the RSIPF,” Mr Prendergast concluded.The HR training is part of the capacity development that the RAMSI Participating Police Force (PPF) has been engaged in with the RSIPF before RAMSI leaves in June 2017. The training has also been extended to other police services in other Pacific island countries.