Propose many methods to update knowledge for social workers

(Chinhphu.vn) - The Ministry of Health is soliciting comments on the draft Circular regulating the updating of knowledge of social work.

Many methods of updating social work knowledge are proposed to improve the quality of social work staff.

The Circular is expected to apply to: Social workers, social work practitioners; facilities providing social work services, including: social assistance facilities, medical facilities, rehabilitation facilities, reformatory facilities and other facilities as prescribed by law; schools, centers, and training facilities on social work that organize updating of social work knowledge.

This draft Circular provides detailed guidance on responsibilities, time, form, plan, content, method, program, documents, lecturers for training to update social work knowledge and the organization and management of training to update social work knowledge.

Update social work knowledge with short-term training courses

Decree 110/2024/ND-CP dated August 30, 2024 on social work requires: Social workers must participate in training for an average of at least 24 hours/year or equivalent to at least 120 hours/05 years to update their knowledge of social work during their practice of social work. Agencies and units that employ social workers are responsible for creating conditions for social workers to update their knowledge.

The draft proposes many methods to update social work knowledge for social work practitioners.

Specifically, social workers can participate in updating their social work knowledge by participating in short-term training courses with training programs and materials developed, evaluated and issued according to the standard framework of the program issued by the Ministry of Health ; in accordance with the scope, expertise and practice. These short-term training courses can be organized in a direct form or directly combined with online in accordance with the professional content of each course.

In addition, practitioners can update their knowledge by participating in conferences, seminars, and discussions organized by agencies, units, and facilities that update social work knowledge with content related to updating social work knowledge. In addition, social workers can also update their social work knowledge in various other forms such as: participating in compiling textbooks, teaching materials, and professional documents on social work; conducting scientific research, teaching social work; updating social work knowledge by themselves and other forms.

Create conditions for practitioners to update their knowledge of social work

According to the draft, the Ministry of Health unifies the management of updating social work knowledge nationwide; assigns the Department of Social Protection to deploy, guide, inspect, and supervise the organization of updating.

The Department of Health and related departments, branches, agencies and units deploy information technology applications for updating social work knowledge under their management authority and integrate with information technology applications on updating social work knowledge of the sector.

Social work knowledge updating facilities are responsible for creating conditions for practitioners to update their social work knowledge; monitoring, managing; confirming and calculating study hours for practitioners participating in social work knowledge updating organized by the facility.

The draft Circular is being consulted on the Ministry of Health's Information Portal.

Van Trang

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