Manual on Staff Development in the Public Service

Contents

Foreword

1. Principles of Staff Development

2. Identification of Training Needs

3. In-Service Training

3.1 Central Training

3.2 Departmental Training

3.3 Welcoming Newly-Recruited Staff

3.4 Mentoring and Coaching

4. External Training - General

4.1 Considering the Options

4.2 Authority to grant Sponsorships, Paid and Unpaid Study Leave

4.3 Study Leave - General Guidelines

4.4 Service Obligation

4.5 Rules Governing Scholarships

4.6 Discontinuation of Studies on Grounds of Ill-Health

4.7 Doctorate and Post-Doctorate Studies

5. Local External Training

5.1 Government Sponsored Local Courses

5.2 Courses Undertaken on Own Initiative

5.3 Other Local Courses

5.4 Facilities for Time-Off

5.5 Duty During the Summer Vacation

5.6 Permission to attend Local Conferences, Seminars, etc.

6. Overseas External Training

6.1 Identification of appropriate Training Programmes

6.2 Government Sponsored Courses

6.3 Fellowships, Scholarships by Foreign Governments and International Organisations

6.4 Courses undertaken on Own Initiative

6.5 Medical Examination

6.6 Investments by Government Officers undergoing Courses of Study Abroad

6.7 Duty During the Summer Vacation

6.8 Income Tax

7. Evaluation of Training

7.1 Concepts for Evaluation of Training Programmes

7.2 Submission of Reports on Training Programmes

Appendices

Appendix I Form of Undertaking for Government Scholarship Holders

Appendix II Form of Undertaking for Scholarship Holders not in Government Service

Appendix III Rules Governing the Award of Scholarships

 

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