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(d) Practical teaching
In the full-time three- and two-year courses observation visits
to schools, attachments and block periods of teaching practice
in both primary and secondary schools are important and integral
elements in the teacher education process.
B.
The Advanced Course of Teacher Education
(a) Introduction
(i) The Advanced Course of Teacher Education, formerly known
as the Third Year Course, is conducted by the colleges
of education to provide a programme of further training
for qualified teachers so that they may enhance and
update their competence as teachers in general, and, in
particular, of one selected subject area of the secondary
school curriculum.
(iii)
(ii) Normally the colleges offer differing ranges of elective
subjects for in-depth study by students of the Advanced
Course. When demand warrants it, however, a particular
subject may be offered in more than one college.
Selection of applicants for entry to the Advanced Course
of Teacher Education is the responsibility of the Colleges
of Education Joint Selection Board. Selection procedures
for serving teachers who apply include interviews, and
any aptitude or practical test (in relation to the area
of subject specialisation elected) prescribed by the
Board.
Direct entry applicants are referred to the Joint Selection Board by the applicant's host college in accordance