Social work to be part of professional service


PUTRAJAYA: Social work will be elevated to a professional service under the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025, says its minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun.

She said the ministry had also formulated the Social Work Profession Bill for the purpose of having a committed and professional workforce, and creating good governance in the field of social work.

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