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 2008
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Level | 5 February | Coaching and Teambuilding Skills for Managers and Supervisors | Senior | 6- 7 February | How to Excel at Managing and Supervising People | Senior | 12-14 March | Junior Induction | Junior | 18 March | Business Writing Basics for Professionals | All Public Officers | 19 March | How to Become a Better Communicator | Senior | 20 March | How to Deal with Difficult Employees | Senior | 2-3 April | Preparing for Retirement | Senior | 8-9 April | Records Management
| Junior | 10 April | Records Management | Senior | 15-16 April | Motivational Workshop
| All Public Officers | 17 April | HR Orientation/ Devolution | HRMs, SAHRMs and AHRMs | 22-23 April | Senior Induction (for new employees) | Senior | 6 – 7 May | First Aid Workshops | All Public Officers | 13 May | Policy Research and Proposal Writing | Senior | 15 May | Collaborative Leadership | Senior | 20 May | Measuring Employee Performance | Senior | 28-29 May | Customer Service/Telephone Techniques | Junior Officers |
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Level | 3 June | Orientation for Students Proceeding on Study Leave | All Public Officers | 5-6 June | Presentation Skills/Public Speaking | All Public Officers | 10 June | Project Management | Senior | 13 June | Government Accounting | Junior | 17 June | Organisational/Time Management | All Public Officers | 20 June | Government Accounting | Senior | 2 July | Junior Secretarial
| Junior | 8 July | Workforce Planning | HRMs, SAHRMs and AHRMs | 9 September | Junior Induction
| Junior | 16 September | Correspondence Management | Junior | 23 September | Correspondence Management | Senior | 30 September | Research Skills (Data Collection and Analysis) | All Public Officers | 1 October | Senior Induction
| Senior | 8 October | Managing Change | Junior | 9 October | Managing Change | Senior | 15 October | Managing Employee Bereavement | Senior | 22-23 October | Effective Negotiation | Senior | 6 November | Speech Writing | Senior | 14 November | Government Accounting
| Junior | 21 November | Government Accounting | Senior | 3-4 December | Preparing for Retirement | Senior |
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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