THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1982
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THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT OF THE 1 720 FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED 1980-81, 76.4 PER CENT OF THEM WERE EMPLOYED WITHIN
OF THE IR GRADUATION, 17.2 PER CENT WERE ACCEPTED
JOBS.
E STUDY AND ONLY 6.4 PER CENT WERE STILL LOOKING FOR
URTHER INFORM, FION FOR CIRCULARS OR TEA
"EVEALED THAT 41 PER CENT OF THE SOURCES OF
PLOYMENT CAME FROM EITHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE HERS.
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THE STARTING MONTHLY SALARY OF GRADUATES IN TECHNICIAN AND CRAFT COURSES BETWEEN 1976 AND 1981 WAS SHOWN TO HAVE INCREASED 78 PER CENT AND 97 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
THE FIVE INSTITUTES WERE BUILT BY THE GOVERNMENT AT AN AVERAGE COST (AT 1978 PRICES) OF $28 MILLION, EXCLUDING LAND VALUE.
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THE IR MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN EDUCATION TO COMPLEMENT THE TRAINING PROVIDED EITHER ON - OFF-THE-JOB BY THE INDUSTRY.
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TO ENCOURAGE THIS PATTERN OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, A SYSTEM OF REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP LINKED WITH PART-TIME DAY- RELEASE COURSES IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND THE POLYTECHNIC WAS INTRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 1970 WITH THE SETTING UP OF THE APPRENTICESHIP DIVISION IN THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. THIS DIVISION IS NOW PART OF THE NEW TEITD.
IN 1976, THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THIS SYSTEM.
APPRENTICES RECEIVED PLANNED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AT THE IR PLACE OF WORK AND ATTEND RELEVANT PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES IN A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OR THE POLYTECHNIC. STUDENTS ATTEND A DAY CLASS ON FULL PAY AND THE TWO EVENING CLASSES IN THEIR OWN TIME EACH WEEK.
UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 18 AND EMPLOYED IN DESIGNATED TRADES MUST BE RELEASED TO ATTEND A PTDR COURSE AT AN INSTITUTE IF A SUITABLE COURSE IS AVAILABLE.
THERE ARE NOW 38 DESIGNATED TRADES, RANGING FROM BRICKLAYING AND CARPENTRY TO DIE MAKING AND PRINTING. INSPECTORS OF APPRENTICES REGULARLY VISIT FACTORIES AND VARIOUS PLACES OF WORK TO PROMOTE APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES AND TO SEE THAT BOTH PARTIES TO AN APPRENTICESHIP CONTRACT LIVE UP TO THE IR RESPECTIVE OBLIGATIONS.
THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING ABOUT AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APPRENTICES IN PROPERLY ORGANISED SCHEMES FROM A FEW HUNDRED IN 1975 TO OVER 10 000 IN 1981, MR MORGAN SAID
QUALIFIED YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN BEING TRAINED
THROUGH AN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME SHOULD CONTACT THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION OF TEITD AT 12TH FLOOR, ASIAN HOUSE, 1 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG (5-272304).
A FULL LIST OF THE DESIGNATED TRADES IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DIVISION HEADQUARTERS.