18 Miss. Code. R. 6-1-A-II-V
DFCS PDU is responsible for providing a comprehensive, family centered child welfare training program for all DFCS staff to prepare them to assume their job responsibilities and enable them to enhance their knowledge, skills and abilities. At a minimum, all DFCS employees shall receive orientation and pre-service training.
Training needs of DFCS staff are identified through regular review of evaluations of training sessions completed by participants, suggestions from state office program staff and senior management, review of reports which reflect Worker performance related to certain critical areas of practice and an annual survey of all DFCS employees to provide feedback about job satisfaction and training needs.
Official training records of each DFCS employee are maintained by the PDU in a database file during the employee's tenure with DFCS. All training courses offered by the PDU shall be recorded in the database file by PDU staff. If an employee attends a training course outside the DFCS, the employee is responsible for providing written verification of completion of the course for entry into the Training Record.
DFCS -PDU is also responsible for Workforce Development and works closely with the accredited schools of social work in the state to recruit professional staff.
18 Miss. Code. R. 6-1-A-II-V