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running the scheme. However members' concerns about
the very considerable costs of the scheme running to
some $260m. for the 1984/85 academic year and the wide
scope of its coverage are very understandable, so the
Secretary for Transport and I are agreed that a further
review of the Scheme should be carried out this year.
5.
Mrs. Rita Fan has commented that while students
leave schools with a mastery of skills and technology,
they may be lacking in a positive attitude towards
life and work. As a solution, she urges that school
heads be given the appropriate training, so that they
in turn will be able to instil a good attitude among
staff and students.
6.
Management training is presently being provided
to school heads with this in mind, although competing
financial priorities restrict the numbers that can be
accommodated. The Education Department's Management
Training Unit has, since 1981, been providing training
for the heads of all public sector schools and priority
is given to new and inexperienced heads. These courses
are complemented by the general management course and
seminars organised by the Civil Service Training Centre
for more experienced heads, and by seminars and workshops
which management consultants and visiting specialists are
invited to conduct.
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