THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1977
IN-SERVICE COURSES OF TRAINING FOR FULL-TIME TEACHERS ******
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ARE OFFERING COURSES OF TRAINING FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS EMPLOYED FULL-TIME IN GOVERNMENT-AIDED OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO BECOME QUAL IF IED TEACHERS.
THE COURSES, WHICH ARE FREE OF CHARGE, CONSIST OF LECTURES TUTORIALS, DEMONSTRATION LESSONS, ASSIGNMENTS AND SUPERVISION OF TEACHING OVER THE TWO ACADEMIC YEARS 1977 TO 1979.
CERTIFICATES ACCORDING +QUALIFIED TEACHER+ STATUS ARE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE.
FULL DETAILS OF THE COURSES ARE CONTAINED IN A GENERAL SCHOOLS CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TODAY.
THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF COURSE ONE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE OTHER TWO FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. THE PRIMARY COURSE IS CONDUCTED IN CHINESE EXCEPT FOR THE ELECTIVE SUBJECT: ENGLISH, THE SECONDARY COURSES ARE CONDUCTED EITHER IN CHINESE OR ENGLISH, DEPENDING ON WHICH LANGUAGE THE TEACHERS USE AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION.
EACH OF THE THREE COURSES IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES, AN EVENING CLASS AND A DAY-RELEASE CLASS. APPLICANTS THUS HAVE A CHOICE OF ATTENDING EITHER FOR THREE EVENINGS A WEEK OR FOR ONE DAY A WEEK FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE. THIS ARRANGEMENT, WHICH HAS HITHERTO BEEN AVAILABLE ONLY FOR THE PRIMARY COURSE, WILL GIVE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS AND THEIR SPONSORING SCHOOLS MUCH GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN ARRANGING ATTENDANCE AT THE COURSES.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR ALL COURSES MUST HAVE HAD AT LEAST
TWO YEARS APPROVED TEACHING EXPERIENCE.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR ALL COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. APPLICATION FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG (SECONDARY ENGLISH COURSE ONLY), GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HUNG HOM ANNEXE, 19 HOK YUEN STREET, KOWLOON (PRIMARY COURSE ONLY) AND SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, PIPER'S HILL, KOWLOON (SECONDARY CHINESE COURSE ONLY).
ALL COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE SENT TO THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TO WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT, BY NOON ON SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1977.
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