Thursday, January 18, 1973
INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL WORK TRAINING
Green Light For First Of White Paper's Major Proposals
The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council last night
approved the financial implications of the Social Welfare Department's
Institute for Social Work Training
so giving the green light to the
first of the major proposals in the draft white paper on social welfare
development.
The Institute is expected to receive its first students in
September this year, and the period between now and then will be devoted
to recruiting a Principal and staff, the design and preparation of courses,
and the selection of students.
Mr. T.S. Heppell, Assistant Director (General), Social Welfare
Department, today welcomed the Government's decision.
"There has been a general welcome for the proposal in the white
paper to establish an Institute," he said. "What we have to concentrate on
now is making sure that it will be ready on time.
"We have a tight timetable to keep to, and all those involved
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will have to work fast.
"But the implementation of the other white paper proposals requires
trained workers, so that it is all the more important that we achieve what
we are setting out to do."
Overall responsibility for the Institute rests with the Director
of Social Welfare, assisted by the Advisory Committee on Social Work
Training. The Principal will become an ex officio member of the Committec.
The Committee