The Training Division, a unit within the Department of Human Resources, provides appropriate training and development activities for all civil servants, empowering them to deliver effective and efficient services to the public. To this end, it will strive for greater alignment between human resources skills/competencies and the strategic priorities of the public service. We are responsible for identifying the training and human resource needs of the BVI Government and formulating an implementation plan to address those needs. We also design and administer appropriate, cost effective in-service training and development programmes for the civil service.
Workshops and In-Service Training: We provide an annual programme of workshops and in-service training to address specific training needs within the Public Service. These include annual induction courses for new junior and senior employees, as well as targeted training in areas such as conflict resolution, accounting procedures, and performance management. Some of our specific programmes and activities are: Workshops for 2009 Date(s) | Description | Level | 16th June, 2009 | Records Management | Senior Officers | 19th June, 2009 | Supervisory Management | Senior Officers | 22nd June, 2009 | Time Management Skills | Junior Officers | 24th June, 2009 | Records Management | Junior Officers | 14th July, 2009 | Office Procedures | All Public Servants | 16th July, 2009 | Productivity | Junior Officers | 17th July, 2009 | Records Management | Senior Officers | 22nd July, 2009 | Records Management | Senior Officers | 23rd July, 2009 | Office Procedures | All Public Servants | 28th July, 2009 | Customer Service & Client Care | Junior Officers | 29th July, 2009 | Managing & Supervising for Customer Service Excellence | Senior Officers |
Reimbursement Programme: We administer the Reimbursement Programme, which allows public servants to be reimbursed for the cost of study at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College or an accredited on-line/distance learning institution.
Training Awards: We administer Study Leave and Scholarships for Government employees. Study Leave allows public officers to take time off work to pursue degrees locally or overseas. To apply for study leave, you must be a permanent and pensionable employee and have at least three years of service. Application instructions will be found on the application form, which can be downloaded from this website or obtained from the Training Division office.
In addition to Study Leave, we administer scholarships that have been awarded by the Scholarship Trust Fund Board. The Board is a statutory body established under Chapter 118 of the Laws of the Virgin Islands and operates in conjunction with the Development Bank of the Virgin Islands.
Special Training: The Training Division designs and implements special training to meet the specific needs of the organisation. In recent years, this has included special courses in human resource management, clerical skills, and management. In 2004, we launched a management competencies training with H. Lavity Stoutt Community College and the Chartered Management Institute which uses the competencies approach to prepare future leaders in the Public Service. We also offer training to support various initiatives within the Public Service, including devolution of human resource capabilities.
Priority Areas 2009 / 2010
The Study Leave Assessment Board has approved the priority areas of the Public Service in preparation for the 2009 to 2010 school year. Those priority areas are listed below:
Accounting
Accounting combinations e.g. Accounting/Finance, Accounting/Economics
Agriculture/Agricultural Sciences (Plant Science)
Architecture/Architectural Building Engineering
Civil Engineering
Court Reporting
Development Control
Disaster Management
Economics
Engineering - Civil and Structural
Environmental Engineering
Gender Studies
GIS Technology
Information Technology Programming
International Relations
Land Administration/Management
Law
Legislative Drafting
Library and Information Science
Management
Mass Communications/Public Relations/Journalism
Organizational Behaviour/Industrial Psychology
Psychology/Sociology or related field
Public Health
Public Policy
Science (Chemistry, Biology, Bacteriology, Physics and Microbiology or Laboratory Testing)
Social Work
Statistics
Surveying/Town Planning
Technical Drawing
Quantity Surveying
Veterinary Science
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