MONDAY, MAY 15, 1978
SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFFERING LEADERSHIP COURSE
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS ORGANISING A TRAINING LABORATORY NEXT MONTH (JUNE) TO TRAIN UP YOUNG PEOPLE AS GROUP LEADERS.
THE TRAINING LABORATORY', A COMMUNITY PROJECT PLANNED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH WORK UNIT, WILL PROVIDE A SEVEN-DAY COURSE ON SUCH TOPICS AS DECISION-MAKING, GROUP DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL INFLUENCE IN GROUPS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY APPLICATIONS FOR THE COURSE WERE NOW INVITED FROM YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 17 AND 25 WITH A MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL OF FORM 4.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TRAINING LABORATORY' WAS AN APPROACH IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE PART ACTIVELY IN GROUP ACTIVITIES AND SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS ON EXPERIENCES GAINED.
+DURING THE COURSE, POTENTIAL LEADERS IN YOUTH GROUPS WILL IE TRAINED IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING TOWARDS THE DYNAMICS OF GROUP PROCESS, + HE SAID.
+PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN MORE THROUGH PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT RATHER THAN BY WAY OF ACADEMIC LECTURES, HE ADDED.
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THE COURSE WILL BE HELD FROM JUNE 11 AT THE DEPARTMENT'S LADY TRENCH TRAINING CENTRE IN WAN CHAI AND LATER, IN THE FORM OF A TRAINING CAMP, AT THE WESLEY VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TAI HANG ROAD.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE YOUTH WORK UNIT ON THE TOP FLOOR OF KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING AT 405, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY TELEPHONE ON 3-884111 EXTENSIONS 334 OR 331.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.