Statistics Sierra Leone Trains Field Personnel
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has commenced the orientation and training of shortlisted field personnel in Kenema District as preparations intensify for the 2026 Population and Housing Census.
The orientation, which began on Monday, November 9, 2026, is being held at the Kenema City Field and brings together enumerators, supervisors, and other field staff who will play a critical role in the nationwide census exercise as part of a nationwide programme designed to equip field personnel with the knowledge and practical skills required to conduct a credible, accurate, and transparent census.
During the orientation, participants are being taken through census methodologies, digital data collection procedures, ethical standards, interviewing techniques, and the importance of maintaining confidentiality while collecting information from households, alongside training on the use of digital tablets deployed during the country’s first fully digital population and housing census.
The 2026 Population and Housing Census is expected to provide vital demographic and socio-economic data that will guide national planning, policy formulation, resource allocation, and the delivery of essential public services as a key national undertaking aimed at ensuring that every person living in Sierra Leone is counted.
Statistics Sierra Leone has urged all shortlisted field personnel to approach the training with dedication and professionalism, emphasizing that the success of the census depends on their competence, integrity, and commitment, while also encouraging the public to cooperate fully when enumeration begins since accurate census data is fundamental to sustainable development.
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