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Appendix 19 - Training Courses for Staff

Course Duration
(week(s)/day(s))
No. of Participants
2017 2018 2019
Induction Course IO Induction Course
(Professional Diploma in Management in Immigration Services and Control for IOs 1)
25 weeks 180 382 165
IA Induction Course
(Professional Diploma in Immigration Services and Control for IAs 2)
14 weeks 320 782 501
Development Course Customer Service and Mediation Workshop 3 1 day/half day 998 1,439 635
Mediation and Communication Workshop 4 2 day 31 105 79
Basic Mediation Skills for Complaints Handling 1 day 210 365 172
Fundamental Course for CIA Duties
(Professional Certificate in Frontline Management in Immigration Services and Control for CIAs 5)
2 weeks 48 97 51
IA Passenger Clearance Course
(Professional Diploma in Immigration Control and Passenger Clearance 6)
7 weeks 240 489 395
IO Consolidation Training 2 days 92 171 178
IO Enhancement Course 1 week 40 43 66
Mid-Career Development Programme 6 days 140 242 134
SIA Efficiency Course 1 week 24 24 0
SIA Development Course
(Professional Certificate in Preparatory Management in Immigration Services and Control for SIAs 7)
1 week/8 days 24 24 73
SIO Management Competency Course 1 week 39 39 40
Leadership Breakthrough Course 8 2 days - - 68
Tactical Training half day to 2 days 318 521 355
Tactical Training (Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre) 10 days - 90 70
Detention Centre Management Course 5 days - 90 70
Building a Supportive Team Programme/Team Building Programme for Frontline Staff 5 days/2 days 166 168 166
Delighting Your Work 1 day 27 42 32
Workplace Visit 1 day 644 678 494
Seminar on Arrest and Detention half day 44 32 51
Psychological First Aid Course 3 days 89 89 59
  1. The participants will be awarded 'Professional Diploma in Management in Immigration Services and Control for IOs' upon completion of the programme.
  2. The participants will be awarded 'Professional Diploma in Immigration Services and Control for IAs' upon completion of the programme.
  3. Formerly named as Customer Service Workshop in 2015 and 2016.
  4. Newly introduced in 2017.
  5. Course name changed to 'Professional Certificate in Frontline Management in Immigration Services and Control for CIAs' since March 2018.
  6. Course name changed to 'Professional Diploma in Immigration Control and Passenger Clearance' since November 2019.
  7. Course name changed to 'Professional Certificate in Preparatory Management in Immigration Services and Control for SIAs' since March 2018.
  8. Newly introduced in Jan 2019