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DSWD holds policy forum to discuss new studies, concepts toward inclusive, strengthened social protection
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DSWD holds policy forum to discuss new studies, concepts toward inclusive, strengthened social protection

Originally published in the DSWD website on 09 March 2023   In line with its objective of instituting strengthened social protection in the new normal, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) hosted an online policy forum on March 6, 2023 as a venue for sharing of studies and new concepts by experts from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and the Food and Agriculture Organization-World Food Programme (FAO-WFP).
Mabalacat City Studies the DSWD KEC in Benchmarking Visit Photo
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Mabalacat City Studies the DSWD Knowledge Exchange Center in Benchmarking Visit

The Mabalacat City - City Population, Gender and Development Office, conducted a benchmarking visit to the Department of Social Welfare and Development Knowledge Exchange Center (KEC) on 09 February, 2023 with the purpose of establishing their own gender and development focused knowledge management facility. 
DSWD, ASEAN Representatives Conclude Regional Inter-Sectoral Consultation to Strengthen Roles of Social Workers, Wider Social Service Workforce
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DSWD, ASEAN Representatives Conclude Regional Inter-Sectoral Consultation to Strengthen Roles of Social Workers, Wider Social Service Workforce

Originally published in the DSWD website on 22 February 2023   The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the focal agency representing the Philippines in the ASEAN Sectoral Body on Social Welfare and Development, hosted the virtual consultation in cooperation with the ASEAN Social Work Consortium, the ASEAN Secretariat and with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) East Asia and Pacific Regional Office.
DSWD Registers as a Book Publisher with NBDB
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DSWD Registers as a Book Publisher with NBDB

The Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau (SWIDB) initiated the registration of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as a Book Publisher for both digital and printed materials. The registration which was received by the representatives of the Department on 6 February 2023, will remain effective until 30 June 2024. This is a milestone for DSWD to be recognized as an author of books on social welfare and development contributing to nation building.
DSWD ELMS Orientation
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SWIDB Jumpstarts DSWD Electronic Learning Management System (ELMS)

The Electronic Learning Management System (ELMS) is a project that has been proposed by the Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau (SWIDB) since 2016. After seven years of pursuing this project, the Bureau has finally completed the ELMS in 2022. The ELMS was developed to provide an alternative mode of training for DSWD internal staff, partners and intermediaries, and to harmonize the learning and development initiatives across all the DSWD offices, bureaus and services (OBS) and Field Offices.
Press Release: DSWD hosts ASEAN Inter-Sectoral Consultation to Develop Regional Guidance to Strengthen Social Workers, Wider Social Service Workforce
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DSWD hosts ASEAN Inter-Sectoral Consultation to Develop Regional Guidance to Strengthen Social Workers, Wider Social Service Workforce

Originally published in the DSWD website on 6 February 2023   In line with its role as the focal agency representing the Philippines to the ASEAN Sectoral Body on Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to host the ASEAN Inter-Sectoral Consultation for the Finalization of two outcome documents on February 7 and 8, 2023, in cooperation with the ASEAN Social Work Consortium, the ASEAN Secretariat and with support from UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office

The DSWD KM Portal is a dynamic facility founded to promote the development and sharing of knowledge within the DSWD and its partners. The Portal has vast collection of DSWD Knowledge Products (KPs) and other learning resources on social welfare and social protection.