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the assisted approved post secondary colleges (explained above) has
already begun, and the results of the first stage are now being
studied by the government.
degree courses at the Polytechnic and consideration is being given to
the phased transfer of about 5,000 lower technician course places from
the Polytechnic to the technical institutes. Beyond this, further
consideration of the whole field now rests largely with the Committee
to Review Post-secondary and Technical Education.
Plans are in hand for the introduction of
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B: Teacher Education
As shown in paragraph 2 above, the Review Committee is considering
among its terms of reference current and projected educational and training
needs in teacher education. Chapter 2 of this report includes an
analysis of the present teaching force in the kindergarten, primary,
secondary and post-secondary sectors (including teacher-training but
excluding the universities and Polytechnic), as well as information on
such matters as the registration requirements for teachers, the place
of teachers in government and government-aided schools, teacher training,
the problem of untrained teachers and teacher wastage. This information
provides a factual background to the following paragraphs on teacher
education and closely related matters, including the problems stemming
from the existence of permitted teachers.
Qualitative improvement
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Teacher-training courses are provided at the graduate level
Initial training
by the Schools of Education of the two universities.
for non-graduate teachers is carried out by the three colleges of
education (Northcote, Grantham and Sir Robert Black) and the Hong Kong
Technical Teachers' College (TTC), all under the direct administration
of the Education Department.
Bearing in mind the central role of the