Training Officers support the Civil Service College in mapping out training strategies, and delivering training programmes / activities for promoting patriotic spirit and public service values, and strengthening civil servants’ capability in providing public service and maintaining governance effectiveness. Major duties and responsibilities of a Training Officer I are –

(a) designing / conducting / facilitating training programmes on Public Service Values, Government Fundamentals, Service Culture, Management, Communication and related areas;

(b) supporting training / corporate human resource development projects and activities;

(c) assisting in providing consultancy services on human resource development;

(d) assisting in research, developing training materials, and promoting e-learning; and

(e) managing training administration.

Training Officers may be posted to work in other bureaux / departments.

Candidates should have –

(a) a bachelor’s degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent;

(b) four years’ post-qualification full-time experience in at least one of the following work areas –

(i) human resource management or executive training and development;
(ii) lecturing / programme management in a tertiary institute in public administration, management, communication, Mainland China / Hong Kong / international affairs or related areas;
(iii) research in a tertiary / research / professional institute in public administration, Mainland China / Hong Kong / international affairs or related areas; or
(iv) managerial position in relation to public administration, organisational development, corporate communication or related areas.

(c) a pass result in the Aptitude Test (AT) paper in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) [Note (1)];

(d) met the language proficiency requirement of Level 2 results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE)) in the CRE or equivalent [Notes (1) to (3)], and strong command of written Chinese and English, and proficiency in spoken Cantonese, Putonghua and English; and

(e) a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (Degree / Professional Grade) (BLNST) [Note (4)].

[Note: Candidates are required to demonstrate a commitment to serve in the public sector and to pursue the mission to cultivate patriotic spirit and public service values in the civil service; self-motivation and the ability to motivate others; strong organisation, communication and facilitation skills; creative thinking; and the ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively with teams to produce results.]