Thursday, December 28, 1972
NEW SYSTEM OF PRE-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RECOMMENDED
Government Urged To Take Lead In This Field
A system of three-year pre-vocational education comprising about
50 per cent general subjects and 50 per cent practical-technical subjects
should constitute a major stream of secondary education.
This system should cater ultimately for about a third of the
primary school leavers.
This is one of the recommendations contained in a report on a
study of the current and future role of pre-vocational education and training
in Hong Kong.
The report, prepared by the Working Party on Pre-vocational
Education appointed by the Industrial Training Advisory Committee, also
recommends that the Government should take a lead in developing this
stream of education.
It clearly defines the purpose of this form of education and
give reasons for its particular relevance to Hong Kong.
It also contains recommendations on the staffing of and the curricula
for pre-vocational schools.
The English version of the report is now available for sale to
the public at the Government Publications Centre, Star Ferry Concourse.
The Chinese version of the report is being printed and will soon
be put on sale.
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