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Monday, December 25, 1972
APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME GAINING SUPPORT
The apprenticeship training scheme fostered by the Labour
Department's Apprenticeship Unit is receiving support from a wide cross-section
of the industrial community.
Designed to train the much-needed manpower in Hong Kong's industry,
the Apprenticeship Unit seeks to assist and encourage employers to start
modern technician and craft apprentice training programme,
A total of 750 school-leavers received training as apprentice
technicians and craftsmen this summer 50 per cent more than the 1971 level.
Of these, 625 worked as apprentices in major industrial concerns
The remainder joined the Government
150 as technicians and 475 as craftsmen.
as apprentices of various types.
Among this batch of apprentices, 425 received training under
the arrangement of the Labour Department.
The training scheme is geared to imparting to apprentices both
practical working experience and relevant industrial education at the same
time. Apprentices are required to attend evening courses offered at various
government technical schools.
Under the scheme, both employers and apprentices sign an apprenticeship
contract which sets out the terms and duration of training in conjunction with
the obligations and privileges of both parties concerned.
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