The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), in its efforts to professionalise the social services, will be rolling out three new initiatives to enhance the professional development of social workers.
Purpose
The Professionalisation Package aims to further enhance standards of social work by offering opportunities for professional growth and learning.
The three new initiatives to be implemented are as follows:
Professional and Leadership Development Scheme
Sabbatical Leave Scheme
Accreditation Framework
Launch of the Schemes
The Professional and Leadership Development Scheme and the Sabbatical Leave Scheme are open for application from 10th March 2008 and will close on 16th May 2008(extended).
For more details of the two schemes, please click on the tabs above.