About the Institute

The Institute was established in 1978 as the Ghana Institute of Personnel Management and registered as a professional body in 1981.The registration number was PB 15. The professional body became dormant for a number of years but got rejuvenated in 1993. The first meeting towards rejuvenation was held at the Arts Centre in Accra. The second meeting was held at the British Council auditorium in Accra. It was at the second meeting that national executives,headed by Prof. T. B. Wereko were elected. The other elected members were Mr. J.E.K. Moses, Vice President, Mr. John Imbroh, Executive Secretary, Mrs. Mary Benneh-then with the Bank of Ghana and Mrs. Agnes Akuffo (deceased) then with GIMPA.

The office location of the Institute was then moved to GIMPA where Prof. T. B. Wereko was then the Director-General. GIMPA provided the office space and other facilities to assist the rejuvenated Institute. Mr. John Imbroh -Executive Secretary-who had to leave to take up a new appointment in Kumasi with Guinness Ghana Ltd in Kumasi was replaced by Mr. Afedzi as the Acting Executive Secretary.

The mission of the Institute at the time of inception was “The development of effective and sound personnel management and human resource development practices in the country”.

The Institute after its formation in 1981 became dormant until 1995 when it was re-launched.
The Institute’s aims and objectives were expanded to cover the following:

To encourage and assist in the development of professional human resource management practice in Ghana.
To establish and maintain a central forum for persons concerned with and/or interested in Human Resource Management in Ghana.
To spread knowledge and information about human resource development and management principles, techniques, and practices which will encourage the development of better human relationships within establishments.
To formulate standards of professional performance and conduct and to encourage appropriate professional attitudes of its members.
To encourage investigation and research in the field of human resource development and management and related social sciences.
To assist in formulating industrial relations policies and laws in the country.
To present a national viewpoint on human resource management issues and to establish and develop links with other bodies both national and international concerned with human resource management.

Our Core Values

People Oriented

We value the growth and welfare of our employees as well as the interest of our host communities. We actively seek social acceptance of our projects.

Integrity

We strictly adhere to ethical and moral standards of fairness and honesty in all our undertakings.

Team Work

We value teamwork. Our employees and stakeholders work together harmoniously toward common goals.

Innovativeness

We encourage creativity and continuous improvement in the conduct of our business.

Customer Driven

We perform with a high level of efficiency geared toward customer satisfaction.

Governing
Council

Dr. Edward Kwapong
(President)

Leonard Quarcoopome
(Vice President)

Francis Eduku (PhD)
CEO

Mr. John Wilson Arthur
(Immediate Past President)

Dr. Kwame Apedzi
Executive Member (Elect)

Mr. Isaac Sackey
Executive Member (Elect)

Florence Hutchful (Mrs.)
Executive Member (Elect)

Irene Asare (Mrs.)
Executive Member (Elect)

Mr. Saaka Sayuti
Executive Member (GTEC Rep)

Mr. Abdul Razak Umar
Executive Member (MoE Rep)

Truedy Adokarley Osae
Executive Member (GEA Rep)