About Us
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Home Manager Caring Leadership Training Scheme, funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and ogranised by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, aims to strengthen Residential Care Home (RCH) Managers’ management skills and leadership in enhancing person-centred care and working culture at their respective homes, complementing the existing Training for Home Managers Scheme subsidised by the Social Welfare Department.
Objectives
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Capacity Building Enhance Home Managers management and leadership skills |
Sector Networking Connect Hong Kong RCH Managers to facilitate knowledge and best practice sharing |
Programme Components
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>40-hours Home Manager Caring Leadership Training |
Incentive Schemes to support learning journey |
Sharing Platform for Hong Kong RCHs |
Steering Committee
Training Content
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Organised by |
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service |
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RCH Service |
RCHs for Elderly and RCHs for Persons with Disabilities |
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Prospective Training Applicants |
Certified Current, Deputy and Prospective Home Managers |
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Training Offer |
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Training Content |
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Application |
Cohort 1: Application closed in March 2024 and training programme completed in early October 2024. Cohort 2: Agency nomination and application is started ! The nomination deadline is 14 February 2025, please <click here> to refer to the nomination form and programme details. |
* Participation in study tour will be selected by the Steering Committee of the Scheme on the basis of criteria.
For the details of RCH trainings for private and contract homes under “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Home Manager Caring Leadership Training Scheme”, please contact Hong Kong Association of Gerontology at 2775 5155 or email via [email protected]
Guest Speakers & Facilitators (Cohort 1)
Participation Flow (Cohort 2)
Enrichment Training Programme for Frontline Care Staff
The Scheme provides enrichment courses on nursing knowledge and skills for professionals and frontline workers in both private and contract elderly care homes. The training courses are offered by three local training institutions in the following areas to enhance training and capacity building for nursing talents.
Training Areas:
| 1. Caring for Persons with Dementia | 2. Nursing Skills | 3. Rehabilitation Training and Equipment Operation |
| 4. Communication and Related Soft Skills | 5. Introduction to Nursing Skills for Persons with Chronic Diseases | 6. Occupational Safety and Legal Responsibilities |
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7. Other Related Courses (E.g. Elderly Mental Health Care, Independent Support Nursing Skills and Attitude Enhancement, Basic Nutrition and Elderly Health, Introduction to / Understanding Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Introduction to /Understanding Mental Illness and Recovery) |
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Participating Institutions:
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| Yan Oi Tong Training Institutes | Hong Kong Association of Gerontology | Evercare Health Limited |
Target: Frontline care staff in participated private and contract elderly homes
Duration: September 2024 to February 2025 (1st Cohort)
Residential Care Home Sharing Platform (RCH Co-Platform)
The Scheme supports the home managers to organize co-construction and sharing “RCH Co-Platform”. The Co-Platform facilitates their knowledge from learn, build up an open and interaction online support, and attract someone who have the same passion to encourage the service development of this sector.
The RCH Co-Platform was started since October 2024, and hold regular activities, workshops and sharing. It divides as three topics: “Service improvement in Residential Care Home”, “Professional Image of Home Managers” and “Build up the Relationship and Connection”.
To facilitate mutual support, knowledge and best practice exchange in the field, a Residential Care Home Platform would organize regular activities, workshops and sharing.
Contact Us
Email: [email protected]
Telephone：2864 2996