SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1980
SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRES PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK, OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK AND GUIDANCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
+ IT IS GRATIFYING TO LEARN THAT THE Y.W.C.A. PLANS TO OPERATE A SECOND CENTRE ON TSING Y PROVIDING CHILD CARE AND SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN, MR LEE SAID.
EMPLOYERS URGED TO TRAIN THEIR INSTRUCTORS
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EMPLOYERS SHOULD PROVIDE ADEQUATE INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THEIR INSTRUCTORS TO RECEIVE FORMAL TRAINING.
THIS IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTORS TRAINING OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IN ITS REPORT ON THE THIRD SURVEY OF INSTRUCTORS TO BE PUBLISHED.
THE REPORT ALSO SUGGESTS THAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD RETAIN THEIR TRAINED INSTRUCTORS FOR TEACHING PURPOSES.
THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED IN JULY LAST YEAR, WAS AIMED AT DETERMINING THE DEMAND FOR INSTRUCTORS BY INDUSTRY, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THE SECOND SURVEY CONDUCTED IN 1977.
THE REPORT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE NEEDS OF TRAINED INSTRUCTORS IN HONG KONG AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON MEASURES NECESSARY TO MEET THE NEEDS.
COPIES OF THE REPORT IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH WILL BE ON SALE FROM MONDAY (MARCH 17) AT $6.50 EACH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG.
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