Job Training Programme
To promote the Job Training Programme to a wider range of staff, especially the frontline managers, the Jardine Ambassadors are working with the Occupational Therapy Department of Kwai Chung Hospital to conduct three half-day workshops in May, June and July 2008.

The Job Training Programme, introduced by the ambassadors in 2003, aims to provide training and employment opportunities within Jardines to rehabilitated individuals. Over the years, results were encouraging. Many of the trainees were able to find jobs in the open market; and some of the trainees have become permanent staff in the Jardines units. The Jardine Matheson Group was also awarded the 'Distinguished Employer Award' by the Social Welfare Department in 2006 in recognition of the success of the programme.

The workshop will partly be conducted by a psychiatrist together with a clinical psychologist on mental illness. They will answer questions relating to pharmacotherapy and the side effects of medication.   The second half of the workshop will be run by occupational therapists. The ambassadors will also invite Jardines' managers and the ex-mentally ill to share their experience of this programme.

就業培訓計劃
為更多員工、尤其是前線工作人員介紹集團的就業培圳計劃，怡和親善大使與葵涌醫院的職業治療部將於二零零八年五月至七月期間，合辦有關「就業培訓計劃」的半日講座。

就業培訓計劃於二零零三年推出後得到各集團公司的支持，為精神病康復者提供培訓或短期合約職位，有部份學員更在完成培訓後獲其他僱主長期聘用。集團亦因此在二零零六年獲得社會福利署頒贈「熱心僱主榮譽獎」。

講座上半部由臨床心理學家及精神科醫生主講有關精神病的一般知識及藥物對精神病患者的影響。下半部會由職業治療師主講各項幫助精神病康復者的培訓及就業計劃。

詳情將於稍後在「思健」網頁www.mindset.org.hk上公佈。

Participants show their enthusiasm at the workshop
從會員回答問題的熱烈反應便可知這次工作坊十分成功

Gammon Aids English Writing Skills
Gammon Construction has been helping service users of Fu Hong Society and the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong to improve their English writing skills at a special workshop.

The workshop, which was planned and conducted by Gammon Human Resources Officer Florence Fong, focused on how to write more effectively. It showed participants how to write a memo, letter and email, and how to improve the tone and style of writing, with a review of punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

金門工作坊助人提升英文寫作技巧
金門舉辦了一個特別工作坊，協助扶康會及香港心理衛生會的會員提升英文寫作技巧。

該工作坊由金門人力資源主任馮文穎策劃及主持，集中教授參加者更有效的寫作方法，助他們改善寫作語氣及風格，審視標點符號、串字及文法問題，並指導他們寫作備忘錄、信件及電郵等。

「英文是世界最通用的語言，良好的英文水平能大大提高個人就業的競爭力！」馮文穎說。

An Organic Tour at ThreeSixty
Around 20 clients from New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association visited the ThreeSixty Store at Elements in Kowloon Station on 31st March 2008. They found the tour both informative and engaging, and were impressed by the professional introduction of various organic products by Ms Doreen Hong, Consumer Communications Manager.

ThreeSixty 有機之旅
大約二十名新生會的會員在三月三十一日參觀了位於九龍站圓方內的ThreeSixty。各人在顧客傳訊經理康亦玲專業的講解下穫益良多，對有機食品加深了認識。

The tour to ThreeSixty enhances the knowledge of New Life's clients on organic products
ThreeSixty有機之旅增廣了新生會會員對有機食品的知識

Technical Workshop on Air-conditioning Units
12 clients of the Kwai Chung Hospital attended a technical workshop on 3rd April 2008 organized by Trane. In this workshop, they acquired basic knowledge on the working principles and operational aspects of air-conditioning units. Mr W T Kwok, Senior Technical Officer of Trane, discussed and explained real life examples and the issues of electrical appliances encountered in everyday life.

冷氣機運作及安裝常識講座
特靈香港為葵涌醫院的十二位學員舉辦了一個有關冷氣機運作及安裝常識的講座。除了講解基本操作原理外，講師郭永達 – 高級技術主任一一解答在日常生活上常見有關電器的難題。