{"id":1899,"date":"2020-03-03T05:51:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T21:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/2020\/03\/03\/diploma-in-social-work-now-officially-recognised-by-mqa\/"},"modified":"2020-03-03T05:51:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T21:51:20","slug":"diploma-in-social-work-now-officially-recognised-by-mqa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/2020\/03\/03\/diploma-in-social-work-now-officially-recognised-by-mqa\/","title":{"rendered":"Diploma in Social Work now officially recognised by MQA!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Great news!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">For those planning to pursue a Diploma in Social Work at MCKL can rest assure that the programme is now officially recognised by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/files\/editor_files\/\/images\/IMG_7979.jpg\" style=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">MCKL is the first private institution in Malaysia to offer such programme and we have been working together with the Malaysian Association of Social Workers (MASW) to ensure high quality teaching.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Social work is an academic discipline and occupation dealing with people, households, associations and neighbourhoods, to improve social functioning and general well-being.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">It involves social sciences such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law and economics, engaging with client systems, conducting assessments and developing interventions to solve social and personal problems, and bringing about social change.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The aim of the social work profession is to improve the quality of life of individuals and to bring about change across the system through the pursuit of social justice.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">To find out more about the Diploma in Social Work programme at MCKL, click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/course\/18\/Diploma-in-Social-Work\/\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great news! For those planning to pursue a Diploma in Social Work at MCKL can rest assure that the programme is now officially recognised by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)! 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