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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1975.
COURSES FOR TECHNICAL TEACHERS
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TWO COURSES, ONE FULL-TIME TWO-YEAR AND THE OTHER TWO-YEAR PART-TIME EVENING WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AT THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE.
THE FULL-TIME COURSE IS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND IN PASSING ON THEIR ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF THEIR OWN SPECIALISM TO STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
STUDENTS WHO ARE NOW IN FORM 5 MAY APPLY BUT NO DECISION WILL BE MADE TO ADMIT THEM UNTIL AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 1975 CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION RESULTS.
THERE ARE 50 PLACES FOR THIS COURSE. THE FEES ARE $400 A YEAR PAYABLE IN TEN MONTHLY INSTALMENTS. STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE INTEREST-FREE LOANS OF UP TO $1,200 A YEAR AND NEEDY STUDENTS MAY BE GIVEN A MAINTENANCE GRANT OF UP TO $1,600 A YEAR ON APPLICATION.
APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE IN ENGLISH, CHINESE, MATHEMATICS AND TECHNICAL DRAWING TOGETHER WITH A CREDIT EITHER WOODWORK, METALWORK OR PRACTICAL ELECTRICITY OR A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE IN ENGLISH, CHINESE, MATHEMATICS AND TYPEWRITING TOGETHER WITH A CREDIT IN THE PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS OR SHORTHAND.
THE TWO-YEAR PART-TIME EVENING COURSE IS FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT, AIDED OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHO, ALTHOUGH SUITABLY QUALIFIED ACADEMICALLY, DO NOT POSSESS THE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
THERE ARE 20 PLACES FOR THIS COURSE. THE FEES ARE $100 A YEAR PAYABLE IN ONE INSTALMENT. ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD BE
FULL-TIME TECHNICAL OR COMMERCIAL TEACHERS.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, CERTIFICATES IN TECHNICAL TEACHER TRAINING WILL BE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSE.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE TWO COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE, 373, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG. ALL COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY JUNE 9.