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There were lengthy sessions on such aspects as the disabled trainee's
personal particulars, for example his biographical record, aspirations and
pertinent medical progress; an assessment of his potential employability;
and his preparation for competitive employment.
The value of a one-year follow-up study on the trainee's performance
at the job was looked into. Mr. Ho and his colleagues discussed the usefulness
of weekly supervisory evaluations for two months after a placement, followed by
structured evaluative interviews both with the trainee and his employers.
Throughout. the course, the end of the day was not the end of the day's
work, because participants were given "homework" in the form of written job
descriptions, written reports, evaluation reports on simulated cases, and the
compilation of projects.
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"I found the-course stimulating and instructive," says Mr. Ho.
will be very useful to me in my work to apply some of the theories and processes
that have been so scientifically defined."
Mr. T.P. Khoo, Senior Principal Social Welfare Officer and head of the
Family Services Division, thanked AFOB/FERO for inviting Hong Kong to join
the Course.
In his opinion, Mr. Ho's présence at the course, made possible by a
travel grant from AFOB/FERO, "underlines the Hong Kong Government's continuing
effort to improve the placement techniques of the Department's Liaison and
Placement Unit, and to align this with more diversified training facilities."
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