In-Country Training Opportunities for the Social Services Workforce - Zambia

Benson Chisanga, Ph.D. - University of Zambia, Department of Social Development Studies

The Government of Zambia - along with many other partners including Better Care Network, the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, GHR Foundation, USAID, UNICEF, Save the Children and other NGOs - convened a National Consultation to Accelerate Care Reform in Zambia from 4-6 May, 2016. The consultation aimed to jointly identify national priorities for action in order to accelerate child care reform in Zambia.

At the consultation, Benson Chisanga, of the University of Zambia’s Department of Social Development Studies, presented a paper providing basic information on opportunities for the training of the social service workforce in Zambia, focusing on levels of training, challenges, and future prospects.

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