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The Department of Social Welfare and Development, through the Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau, conducts Knowledge Fair for the Local Social Welfare and Development Officers in preparation for full devolution.
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2021 DSWD Knowledge Fair for LSWDOs: Equipping social welfare program implementers for full devolution

In an effort to prepare the Local Social Welfare and Development Officers (LSWDOs) for full devolution, the Department of Social Welfare and Development  (DSWD), through the Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau, conducted the 2021 Knowledge Fair over an online platform to provide a venue for sharing practices, strategies, and initiatives of various offices and social welfare and development partners.
Undersecretary Denise FB Bernos-Bragas, MD of the Standards and Capacity Building Group emphasizes the crucial role of the CGS in the DSWD Academy.

Empowering DSWD Specialists: Building Coaching and Mentoring Competencies to Boost LGU Service Delivery

As part of strengthening the DSWD Core Group of Specialists (CGS) in their role of providing technical assistance to local government units (LGUs), the Social Welfare Institutional Development Bureau (SWIDB) conducted a Capability Building on Coaching and Mentoring of Technical Assistance Providers to LGUs from 14 to 18 October 2024 at the Development Academy of the Philippines. Thirty-four participants from DSWD Field Offices CAR, I, II, III, V, VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII, Caraga, CALABARZON, and MIMAROPA and selected DSWD Central Office - Office/Bureau/Service attended the training.

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.