MONDAY, MAY 5, 1980
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OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN A TRADE
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THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIPS IN HONG KONG'S TEN MAJOR INDUSTRIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
+THE TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS A PLACEMENT SERVICE TO ANY SUITABLY QUALIFIED YOUNG PERSON WHO WISHES TO PURSUE A CAREER IN INDUSTRY THROUGH AN APPRENTICESHIP,→ HE SAID.
VACANCIES EXIST IN AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, CLOTHING, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRONICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS, AND TEXTILES.
DURING THE APPRENTICESHIP, NORMALLY LASTING FOUR YEARS, APPRENTICES RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROVIDED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS AND AT THE SAME TIME ATTEND RELATED TECHNICAL EDUCATION ON A ONE DAY AND TWO EVENINGS PER WEEK BASIS, IN EITHER A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OR THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP IS COMPLETION OF FORM THREE AND FOR TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP COMPLETION OF FORM FIVE WITH PASSES IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
ON COMPLETION OF THE APPRENTICESHIP, THE APPRENTICES WILL BE AWARDED CERTIFICATES BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR RECOGNISING THE IR COMPETENCY IN THE TRADE OR OCCUPATION THEY HAD CHOSEN.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ANY SUITABLY QUALIFIED YOUNGSTER INTERESTED IN AN APPRENTICESHIP WOULD BE WELCOME TO ENQUIRE AT THE TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. IT IS ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF ASIAN HOUSE AT 1 HENNESSY ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG.
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