MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1981
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ADVANCED COURSES FOR NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS
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NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY OR PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR THE ADVANCED COURSES OF TEACHER EDUCATION OFFERED BY THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN 1981/82.
TEACHERS ON ATTACHMENT OR SECONDMENT TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS MAY ALSO APPLY FOR THE COURSES.
+TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS, HOWEVER, SHOULD NOTE THAT THEY WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF A SPONSORING BODY IS ABLE TO GUARANTEE TRANSFER TO A TEACHING POST IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSES, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
EACH SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT FROM AIDED SCHOOLS WILL BE REQUIRED TO GIVE A FORMAL UNDERTAKING TO TEACH FULL-TIME FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE COURSES, HE SAID.
THE COURSES WILL OFFER CORE STUDIES IN EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND LANGUAGE SKILLS, TOGETHER WITH COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMES.
IN ADDITION, EACH STUDENT WILL STUDY IN DEPTH, ON AN ELECTIVE BASIS, ONE SUBJECT FOR SPECIALISATION.
APPLICANTS, WHO SHOULD BE TWO-YEAR TRAINED TEACHERS, MUST HAVE STUDIED THE SUBJECT APPLIED FOR THROUGH THE TWO YEARS OF HIS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COURSE.
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH AND TO SIT FOR A TEST OR ATTEND AN INTERVIEW.
GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WILL OFFER COURSES IN ART AND DESIGN, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN HOME ECONOMICS AND MATHEMATICS AND SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN HOME ECONOMICS AND MUSIC.
OTHER SUBJECTS FOR SPECIALISATION INCLUDE: CHINESE, CHINESE HISTORY, ENGLISH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE COLLEGE LOCATION FOR THESE SUBJECTS AT A LATER STAGE.
THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE PREPARED TO PAY THE SALARY OF A TEMPORARY TEACHER OF THE APPROPRIATE OR A LOWER GRADE TO SUBSTITUTE FOR AN AIDED SCHOOL TEACHER ACCEPTED FOR A COURSE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+DURING THE PERIOD OF THE COURSE, ALL SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THEIR SALARY AND INCREMENT IN THE NORMAL WAY AND THE COURSE WILL COUNT AS SERVICE OR EXPERIENCE,+ HE SAID.
APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA HEADS OF SCHOOLS OR SECTIONS FROM THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION OR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN LEE GARDENS, CAUSEWAY BAY.
THERE WOULD BE NO APPLICATION FEES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
/FOR TEACHERS