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Cross-sectoral Collaboration in promoting lifelong learning
--Award Presentation Ceremony of the HKCSS-Citi Continuous Learning Recognition Scheme 2007
The Award Presentation Ceremony of the HKCSS-Citi Continuous Learning Recognition Scheme 2007 was held in the HKCSS 60th Anniversary AGM in December 2007. The Awards for Agency Members aim to encourage NGOs to support their staffs to participate in both continuous learning and experience sharing. The awards were presented by Ms. Kathy Cheung, Director of Country Corporate Affairs of Citi; Mr. Bernard Chan, the Chairperson of HKCSS and Ms. Christine Fang, the Chief Executive of HKCSS.
For the HKCSS-Citi Continuous Learning Recognition Scheme 2007, all hour-points earned in the period of 1 April 2007 and 30 November 2007 were recorded. Within these 8 months, a total of more than 11,000 hours of courses and activities were participated by the staff of HKCSS Agency Members.
According to the 6 membership fee categories of HKCSS Agency Members, the 6 awardees are as follows:
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1st Step Association, a self-help organisation which is providing services for those severely physical handicapped who were injured at work. Its one-stop service includes inquiry and supportive services. Among all the Agency Members, HKCSS has nearly 50 self-help organisations which work with HKCSS as a platform to have service development. (representative of the awardee: Ms Ng Yan-yee, Senior Organiser)
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Pentecostal Holiness Church Ling Kwong Bradbury Centre for the Blind, renders different leisure and training programs for the blind. As a small NGO, it is difficult for it to provide staff training. It is much effective to join the courses of the Institute for staff development. (representative of the awardee: Ms Karen Au, Centre-in-charge)
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Renewal in the Spirit Community, is a newly joined Agency Member of HKCSS, which is a non-profit making organisation registered under the Catholic Diocese Hong Kong and the HKSAR government. They aim at nurturing members and preaching. They join HKCSS in order to widen their scope of views. Their achievement in this scheme has signified that HKCSS is a good platform for staff training. (representative of the awardee: Ms Cindy Wong, Chief Executive Officer)
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The Boys’ Brigade, Hong Kong, is the only uniform group awarded. They are aim at cultivating our new generation with habits of Obedience, Reverence, Discipline, as well as Self-respect. In recent years, HKCSS has proactively supported the small and medium NGOs. More than half of the Agency Members are in this size. Enhancing their competence benefits to both the social welfare sector as well as our society. (representative of the awardee: Ms Angel Ng, Brigade Secretary)
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In Senior Citizen Home Safety Association, staff not only promotes the atmosphere of continuous learning, some of them also act as trainers of the HKCSS Institute to share their knowledge and make contribution to the social welfare field. (representative of the awardee: Mr. Nip Yeung-shing, Chairperson of their Executive Committee and Mr. Timothy Ma, Executive Director)
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Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council, as one of the most prominent social welfare organisations, has encouraged their staff from all levels to join the courses run by HKCSS Institute, which is a good model to show their efforts to promote continuous learning in the organisation. (representative of the awardee: Mr Joseph Man, Deputy Director and Miss Sally Law, Training and Development Director) |
Further accumulate individual hour-points to achieve the 08 awards
Result of the Individual Awards of HKCSS–Citi Continuous Learning Recognition Scheme 2007 will be announced soon. Please find the details at the HKCSSI website. For those not capable to be awarded this time, they can further accumulate their hour-points earned until 31 October 2008 to achieve the Individual Awards of HKCSS–Citi Continuous Learning Recognition Scheme 2008.
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