Immigration Department Annual Report 2021

Appendix 18 - Training Courses for Staff

Course		Duration (week(s)/day(s))	No. of Participants
Course		Duration (week(s)/day(s))	2019	2020	2021
Induction Course	IO Induction Course (Professional Diploma in Management in Immigration Services and Control for IOs^{[Remark 1]})	25 weeks	165	105	42
Induction Course	IA Induction Course (Professional Diploma in Immigration Services and Control for IAs^{[Remark 2]})	14 weeks	501	230	135
Development Course	Customer Service Workshop	1 day/half day	635	331	222
	Mediation and Communication Workshop	2 days	79	38	126
	Professional Certificate in Frontline Management in Immigration Services and Control for CIAs (Fundamental Course for CIA Duties^{[Remark 3]})	2 weeks	51	26	122
	Professional Diploma in Immigration Control and Passenger Clearance (IA Passenger Clearance Course^{[Remark 4]})	7 weeks	395	184	191
	IO Consolidation Training	2 days	178	113	79
	IO Enhancement Course	1 week	66	0^#	59
	Mid-Career Development Programme	6 days	134	0^#	93
	Professional Certificate in Preparatory Management in Immigration Services and Control for SIAs (SIA Development Course^{[Remark 5]})	1 week/8 days	73	26	67
	Professional Certificate in Effective Leadership and Management for Senior Immigration Officer (SIO Management Competency Course^{[Remark 6]})	1 week	40	20	25
	Leadership Breakthrough Course	2 days	68	0^#	44
	Tactical Training	half day to 2 days	355	331	241
	Tactical Training (Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre)	10 days	70	70	0^#
	Detention Centre Management Course	5 days	70	70	0^#
	Building a Supportive Team Programme	5 days/2 days	166	0^{[Remark 7]}	44
	Workplace Visit	1 day/half day	494	0^{[Remark 7]}	-
	Workplace Team Building Programme to Control Points^{[Remark 8]}	1 day/half day	-	-	72
	Psychological First Aid Course	3 days	59	28	60
	Band Ceremonial Performance Course for Departmental Band^{[Remark 8]}	3 to 5 days	-	-	97
	Chinese-style Foot Drill Training Course^{[Remark 8]}	5 days	-	-	261
	Elementary National Studies and Chinese-style Foot Drill Training Course^{[Remark 8]}	2 days	-	-	95

Remark(s):

The participants will be awarded “Professional Diploma in Management in Immigration Services and Control for IOs” upon completion of the programme.
The participants will be awarded “Professional Diploma in Immigration Services and Control for IAs” upon completion of the programme.
Course name changed to “Professional Certificate in Frontline Management in Immigration Services and Control for CIAs” since March 2018.
Course name changed to “Professional Diploma in Immigration Control and Passenger Clearance” since November 2019.
Course name changed to “Professional Certificate in Preparatory Management in Immigration Services and Control for SIAs” since March 2018.
Course name changed to “Professional Certificate in Effective Leadership and Management for Senior Immigration Officer” since December 2020.
In light of the COVID-2019 epidemic, the ISITD has suspended the training programme.
Newly introduced in February 2021.