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Friday, March 9, 1973
VASTLY INCREASED IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME
To Provide ore Fully Trained Teachers
The Governmont's new post-primary education policy has made it
possible to increase the proposed intake next September for the "In-
Service Course of Training for Secondary School Teachers using English
as the Medium of Instruction."
The Director of Education, Mr. J. Canning, said today: "The
Government's intention to provide support at secondary level for greatly
increased numbers of children carries with it an obligation to ensure that
teachers are fully trained,
In order to provide an opportunity for serving teachers to
achieve trained status, Government has embarked on a vastly increased
in-service training programe, and has re-designed some courses to fit
the needs of secondary teachers in particular."
Of these, the In-Service Course of Training for Secondary
School Teachers using English as the Medium of Instruction has been
re-planned and expended.
In a general schools circular, Ir. Canning drew the attention
of such teachers to these new opportunities offered from September 1973.
"In the developing secondary field, training will become
increasingly important and serving teachers are advised to apply for a
place in the two-year in-service course, which is free of charge,
Mr. Canning said.
/All applicants