(1) The Government shall provide for training of personnel appointed under the Act and the rules and each category of staff, keeping in view with their statutory responsibilities and specific jobs requirements.
(2) The training programme shall include:
(i) introduction of the Act and the rules made thereunder;
(ii) orientation on child welfare, care, protection and child rights;
(iii) induction training of the newly recruited personnel;
(iv) refresher training courses and skill enhancement programmes, documentation and sharing of good practices; and
(v) conferences, seminars and workshops.
(3) The following categories of personnel shall have to undergo training for minimum period of fifteen days, namely:- 160 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II Sl. Personnel No.
(1) (2) 1 Staff of Children's Court and Principal Magistrates of Juvenile Justice Boards.
2 Members of Juvenile Justice Boards 3 Chairpersons and Members of Child Welfare Committees 4 Child Welfare Police Officers and other Police Officers of Special Juvenile Police Units.
5 Programme Managers and Programme Officers of State Child Protection Societies and State Adoption Resource Agency.
6 Staff of State Adoption Resource Agency 7 Legal-cum-Probation Officers under District Child Protection Units and Probation Officers in Child Care Institutions.
8 Staff of District Child Protection Units and State Child Protection Society.
9 Persons-in-charge of Child Care Institutions (including Open Shelters).
(4) The Government shall also provide training to other personnel such as Social Workers, Child Welfare Officers, Case Workers, Rehabilitation-cum-Placement Officers, Care Givers, house fathers and house mothers of Child Care Institutions, security personnel and other staff of Child Care Institutions, Frontline Workers, bridge course educators, outreach workers and community volunteers, Social Workers of Specialised Adoption Agencies, Directors or In-charge of Specialised Adoption Agencies, chief functionaries of organisations granted registration for running Child Care Institutions under the Act, mental health practitioners, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric Social Workers, legal services Lawyers, Members of Committees or Societies constituted under the Act and the rules thereunder.
(5) The Government, while organising training programmes for the stakeholders at State level or District level, shall ensure that training modules and training manuals to be developed by Union Territory of Puducherry Child Protection Society are in consultation with National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development or Institutions having requisite expertise in order to maintain uniformity in the training process throughout the Country.
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(6) The training module for Judicial Personnel and Police Personnel shall be developed by the Law Department and Police Department respectively. Based on the training module, the training programme will be organized for the Judicial and Police Personnel by the Union Territory of Puducherry Child Protection Society.
(7) The Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority(UTPLSA) shall organise training programme for legal service Lawyers, para legal volunteers, Police Officers and Judicial Officers.
(8) The Union Territory of Puducherry Child Protection Society in consultation with institutions with requisite expertise shall organise training programme for Probation Officers.
(9) The Central Adoption Resource Authority, may develop appropriate training modules and manuals for Specialised Adoption Agencies and staff of State Adoption Resource Agency and organise training programmes.