• Eligible participants: Newly-appointed Grade 6 (G6) and Grade 7 (G7) officials (or candidates) or Newly-appointed Grade 9 (G9) in the central government agencies

• Duration: Five weeks (two sessions a year) for G6 and G7; three weeks (one session a year) for G9

• Number of participants: 400 G6 and G7 officials (1st session: 250; 2nd session: 150); 140 G9 officials

• This program aims to internalize public service values required of new officials and establish proper public service attitudes as public servants.

• This program is also designed to acquire knowledge and skills necessary for conducting duties and improve working-level officials' policy competence.

• This program focuses on understanding of governing policy, internalization of public service values, and establishing public service attitudes.

• It also places emphasis on enhancing practical policy competence and acquiring knowledge and skills for administrative duties and on cultivating communication and cooperation capabilities to facilitate adaptation to civil service life.