Staff Development and Training

Objective

To promote and enhance the continuous professional growth and development of staff throughout their career.

Staff of Social Welfare Departments
Where appropriate and necessary
- Staff of other Government Departments
- Social welfare personnel of non-governmental organisations

List of training courses

To introduce the organisation structure, culture and work of the Department to new SWD staff
To prepare local social work students before they start field work placement in the Department

To equip staff new to certain fields of practice with specific skills and knowledge including family and child welfare services, medical social services, corrections services and social security services

To enhance professional growth, development and competence of SWD staff to meet new service requirements through organising different training courses, as well as arranging staff to participate in local / overseas training and seminars

Continued to organise training programmes for SWD staff of different grades to enhance work efficiency and service quality, including management and leadership training programmes for middle managers; induction courses for new recruits and induction training programmes for staff newly posted to respective service units.
Provided professional training to staff of individual grades, such as training programmes on knowledge and skills in case investigation and information verification for staff of social security service units, and a series of programmes for social work grade staff to enhance their professional knowledge and skills.