Departments
Social Services Training Department
The Department is led by Mr Ian Montgomery, A.D.S.S., who is responsible to the Director of Social Services and the S.H.S.S.B. Training Consortium. The Unit provides a Boardwide service to Social Work and Social Care Staff.
The key elements of support and training activities are as follows:
- Social Services Training Consortium – oversees all Social Services Training activities.
- Vocational Training and Support for staff in all Trusts in Board's area.
- Provision of placements, teaching and assessment for professional social work students.
- Provision of comprehensive range of post-qualifying training and development opportunities for professional social work staff.
- Represent Board and Trusts on various Regional Management Groups and Committees.
Annually the Unit provides an In-Service Training Short-Course Programme and a Multi-disciplinary Child Protection Training Programme – click below to download these.
Click here to download 2006/07 Training Programme
The Department has offices in Craigavon/Banbridge and Newry/Mourne Trusts and has its headquarters at 41 Abbey Street, Armagh (Tel 028 3751 1308).
Training Unit Staff