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The highest honours in the social work profession, the Outstanding Social Worker Award and the Promising Social Worker Award, are presented by
President Tony Tan
to outstanding social workers for their dedication shown to the profession and for improving services to the community.
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VCF Training Grant >> Support for Acquiring Recognised Social Work Qualifications (For $12K Support)
Support for Acquiring Recognised Social Work Qualifications ($12K Support)
The VCF supports VWO staff who wish to acquire recognised social work qualifications.
Application for this grant opens on 4 Sep 2009 and is valid until 31 Mar 2012.
The grant supports 80% of the course fee capped at $12,000.
The Social Work courses supported under this Grant are:
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Bachelor of Arts (Social Work) (National University of Singapore) |
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Graduate Diploma in Social Work (National University of Singapore) |
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Bachelor of Social Work (Social Service Training Institute/ Monash University) |
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Bachelor of Social Work (SIM University) |
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Please refer to conditions of funding, fund disbursement and funding level for more information.
Eligibility Criteria
All permanent staff (Singaporeans/PRs) of NCSS member VWOs and MCYS-funded VWOs who do not qualify for other schemes such as Professional Conversion Programme for Social Workers. More information is available.
Application Procedures
All applications for the grant must reach the VCF Secretariat at least 2 months before the course commences.
Please submit the completed application form to:
VCF Secretariat
Capability & Community Funding Department
Resource Allocation Division
National Council of Social Service
170 Ghim Moh Road #01-02
Singapore 279621
For more details on the application procedures, please contact:
VCF Secretariat
Capability & Community Funding Department
Resource Allocation Division
National Council of Social Service
Tel: 6210 2687
Fax: 6210 2530
Email: ncss_vcf@ncss.gov.sg
