TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1980
+THE MAIN AIMS OF THE COURSE ARE TO IMPROVE THE TEACHERS* FLUENCY AND CONFIDENCE IN USING SPOKEN ENGLISH, TO MAKE THEM A MORE ACCURATE MODEL OF ENGLISH FOR THEIR PUPILS, AND TO INTRODUCE THEM TO A RANGE OF COMMUNICATIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
AS A FOLLOW-UP TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE PARTICIPANTS' SPOKEN PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH, ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE REFRESHER COURSE TO ENROL FOR ONE TERM OF ABOUT THREE MONTHS IN THE ENGLISH CLASSES AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL.
THERE WILL BE PLACES FOR 25 TEACHERS ON EACH COURSE AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE TREATED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO TEACHERS WHO ARE ALSO ENGLISH SUBJECT PANEL CHAIRMEN.
ALL CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL, 253-261 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI.
REPLY SLIPS SHOULD BE RETURNED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11 TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR, ENGLISH, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, 5TH FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG.
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ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE ON 5-774001 EXT, 30.
A SIMILAR REFRESHER COURSE WILL BE RUN IN JANUARY NEXT
TEXTILE INDUSTRY MANPOWER REPORT PUBLISHED
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TO REMAIN VIABLE AND COMPETITIVE, THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY MUST INVEST NOT ONLY IN THE LATEST MACHINERY AND TECHNOLOGY BUT ALSO IN MANPOWER TRAINING WITH THE AIM OF INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF CRAFTSMEN, TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL IN A REPORT ON THE FIFTH MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE INDUSTRY CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD LAST OCTOBER.
COPIES OF THE REPORT ARE NOW ON SALE AT $18 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
THE REPORT CONTAINS DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY, A FORECAST OF THE FUTURE DEMANDS OF STAFF AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON MEASURES TO MEET THESE NEEDS.
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