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FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1974
PERIOD OF APPROVED TEACHING EXPERIENCE REDUCED
FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS' REGISTRATION
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THE PERIOD OF APPROVED TEACHING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OF GRADUATES OF THE IN-SERVICE COURSE OF TEACHER TRAINING FOR REGISTRATION AS +REGISTERED TEACHERS+ HAS BEEN REDUCED UNDER AN AMENDING REGULATION PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
IN THE PAST, FIVE YEARS' APPROVED TEACHING EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED IN THE CASE OF APPLICANTS WHO ARE HOLDERS OF A +QUALIFIED TEACHER+ CERTIFICATE.
UNDER THE EDUCATION CAMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1974, THE REFERENCE TO ANY SPECIFIC PERIOD OF APPROVED TEACHING EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN DELETED FROM PARAGRAPH 7 OF PART I OF THE SECOND SCHEDULE TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS.
+THIS WILL ENABLE THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO APPROVE ANY PERIOD OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE FOR IN-SERVICE GRADUATES AS ONE OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A QUALIFIED TEACHER, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT A PERMITTED TEACHER WHO HAD SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A TWO-YEAR IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE AFTER TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE COULD APPLY FOR QUALIFIED STATUS.
MOREOVER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, +DIPLOMATES OF THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE MAY NOW ENTER THE TRAINING COURSE WITHOUT PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE.+
UNDER ANOTHER AMENDED REGULATION, A SCHOOL SUPERVISOR IS REQUIRED TO KEEP PROPER ACCOUNTS, TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND TO RETAIN THEM FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS.
+THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE INLAND REVENUE ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSING LIABILITY OF TAX,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ALTHOUGH IN THE PAST A SCHOOL SUPERVISOR WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP PROPER JOOKS OF ACCOUNTS FOR INSPECTION, THE FORMER REGULATION DID NOT SPECIFY THE PERIOD OF TIME FOR WHICH SUCH DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE RETAINED, + HE SAID.
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