the supervision of a fully qualified social worker attached to the University of Hong Kong. Funds to support these developments were made available by the Social Work Training Fund.
13. The Social Work Training Unit, set up with the assistance of a generous two-year grant from UNICEF under the professional supervi- sion of the Consultant on In-Service Training, Miss M. MOSCROP, started its work in October, 1962. It consists of one Principal Officer and two Training Officers and its main responsibility during the year was to develop in-service training programmes for the staff of both voluntary and Government welfare organizations in Hong Kong. This constituted an important element in the development of social work training as recommended in the Younghusband Report.
14. The response from voluntary agencies to this training effort was enthusiastic. For example, agency administrators participated from the initial planning stage when the Consultant drew up the syllabi for the different courses; four voluntary organizations helped to make demons- tration equipment and another two placed their lecture rooms at the Unit's disposal, as did the Department. Experienced and qualified social workers from the organizations assisted the Unit in some of the teaching. 15. A total of 184 applications for training was received, of which 149 came from voluntary organizations. From these, 137 were selected for training, drawn from 33 voluntary organizations and the Depart-
ment.
16. Three different kinds of courses were developed and imple- mented during the year, the first of which began on the 8th October, 1962. They were designed respectively for workers in nurseries and play centres with primary school education, for workers in agencies with specific and limited social work responsibilities who would not be eligible for admission into a University, and thirdly for workers with varying degrees of social work responsibility, some of whom possessed the entry requirements for professional training in a University.
17. In addition to the training classes, regular meetings were held with supervisors of trainees as a necessary means of helping to relate classroom learning to practice in the agency.
18. Equipment and teaching materials were made available from two sources; UNICEF funds provided a tape-recorder, a mimeograph machine, films, books, etc. and a grant of $16,000 from the Social Work Training Fund enabled the Unit to buy a film-projector, demonstration equipment and a Study Book for every trainee.
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