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Wednesday, May 31, 1972
Technical apprentices are trained for five years. They receive
theoretical and practical training in subjects like Workshop Techniques,
Engineering Science and Applied Mathematics.
On completion of their courses, technical apprentices will work
at a level between that of the professional engineer and the craftsman.
The Public Works Department Superintendent of Apprentices, Mr.
E.M. Laishley, disclosed that there were plans to construct a four-storey apprentice training workshop at the Electrical and Mechanical Office at
Caroline Hill, to anticipate future training requirements.
Technical Apprentices
This project, already in Category A of the Public Works Programme,
will replace the present workship in the former Whitfield Barracks in
Kowloon.
Prospective technical apprentices must be between 16 and 18 years
of age and have completed form five. They have to pass a qualifying
examination at form V level and an interview. They should also be medically fit
Those who want to be craft apprentices must be between 14 and 15,
and have completed primary six. They also have to take appropriate qualifying
examinations.
Both craft and technical apprentices receive pay from Government
during their period of training.
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