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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1979
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STUDENT-TEACHERS GET MORE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS AT THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE WILL BE INCREASED FROM SEPTEMBER, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY),
THE INTEREST-FREE LOANS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS WILL BE RAISED FROM $1,200 TO $2,400 PER ANNUM WHILE THE MAXIMUM GRANT FOR ELIGIBLE NEEDY STUDENTS GOES UP FROM $1,600 TO $2,000 PER ANNUM,
THE NEW TUITION FEES FOR THESE TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES WERE ALSO GAZETTED TODAY. AS FROM SEPTEMBER THE FEES WILL BE $620 PER ANNUM PER STUDENT. THE OLD FEES OF $400 HAD REMAINED STATIC FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.
GRANTHAM, NORTHCOTE AND SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGES OF EDUCATION OFFER FULL-TIME TWO-YEAR COURSES WHICH PREPARE TEACHERS FOR PRIMARY AND THE JUNIOR FORMS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE COLLEGES ALSO OFFER PART-TIME IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES FOR UNQUALIFIED TEACHERS.
THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF TECHNICAL SUBJECTS AND OFFERS TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSE, TWO-YEAR PART-TIME COURSE FOR IN-SERVICE TECHNICAL TEACHERS AND A ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSE FOR QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED PEOPLE WISHING TO TAKE UP TECHNICAL TEACHING AS A CAREER.
FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME TECHNICAL COURSES
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THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES RUN BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ARE INVITING APPLICATIONS STARTING TOMORROW (SATURDAY) FOR THE FULL-TIME, SANDWICH, BLOCK-RELEASE AND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES OF THE 1979-80 SESSION.
THE COURSES INCLUDE CLOTHING INDUSTRIES, COMMERCIAL STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, GENERAL STUDIES, HOTEL-KEEPING AND TOURISM STUDIES, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, MARÍNE AND FABRICATION, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.
APPLICATION FORMS AND A GUIDE TO APPLICANTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, AND ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR BLOCK-RELEASE AND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE APPRENTICESHIP DIVISION OF THE LABOL DEPARTMENT AT NEW RODNEY BLOCK, 99 QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG.
/APPLICANTS