Current Trends in Staff Development and Education Methods As a Part of Human Resources Management in Social Facilities in the Region of Hradec Králové.

The term of ``management`` is hardly ever used in social sphere in the Czech Republic. Social work is provided by institutions of various statutes so the approach to management opportunities and needs must be different. Human resources management represents current conception of personnel work and is considered to be a significant part of management which could be a key factor of organisation achievements. ARMSTRONG, M. speaks about human resources management as a ``strategically and logically elaborate approach to management of the most important item, people who work in the organisation and contribute to achieving its objectives both individually and collectively`` (2). Progressive organisations pay special attention to further education of their staff as a part of personnel management. Education and development plays an important role in organisation and its flexibility, it becomes lifelong activity. Organisations take an active part in this process and organise a lot of educational courses which are based on a number of different methods. The aim of this work consisted in finding development and education methods which are used in social facilities in the region of Hradec Králové. The research part of the work is based on questioning methods, particularly questionnaires and guided interviews. The study group of people was formed by management, personnel officers and staff members of social facilities in the region of Hradec Králové. The thesis should help spread information about current methods used in staff development and education as a part of human resources management