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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 183
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL BE OFFERED TWO-YEAR PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSE AND A THREE-YEAR PART-TIME EVENING COURSE, EACH OF WHICH WILL BE DIVIDED INTO A CHINESE AND AN ENGLISH SECTION.
THE COURSES, PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, WILL INCLUDE LECTURES, TUTORIALS AND SUPERVISION OF TEACHING.
ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATES WHICH ACCORD THEM QUALIFIED TEACHERS STATUS.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE FULL-TIME PERMITTED OR REGISTERED TEACHERS IN AIDED OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS, OR GRADUATES OF HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE FROM 1970 ONWARDS, HONG KONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE FROM 1976 ONWARDS, OR LINGNAN COLLEGE, HONG KONG FROM 1979 ONWARDS.
FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS OF THESE THREE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES
ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICANTS WISHING TO TAKE THREE-YEAR EVENING COURSES MUST HAVE AT LEAST PASSED FIVE SUBJECTS AT GRADE E OR ABOVE, INCLUDING THE LANGUAGE RELEVANT TO THE COURSE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION, IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
THOSE WHO WISH TO APPLY FOR TWO-YEAR DAY RELEASE COURSES MUST BE GRADUATES OF HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE (FROM 1970) HONG KONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE (FROM 1976) OR LINGNAN COLLEGE (FROM 1979) OR FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS IN ANY OF THESE COLLEGES.
THE PRIMARY COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON, WHILE THE SECONDARY (CHINESE) AND SECONDARY (ENGLISH) COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN SHA TIN AND NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN BONHAM ROAD RESPECTIVELY.
APPLICATION FORMS AND GUIDANCE NOTES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEE GARDENS, 3/F, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG ITS KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE AT KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 6/F, 405 NATHAN ROAD; AND AT THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.
COMPLETED FORMS IN DUPLICATE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE JOINT SELECTION BOARD AND FORWARDED TO THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TO WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT BY 5 PM ON FEBRUARY 28, 1983.
TEACHERS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR FORMS THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS, AND FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS OF THE THREE COLLEGES THROUGH THE IR PRESIDENTS.
GRADUATES OF THE THREE COLLEGES SHOULD SUBMIT THE FORMS IN PERSON, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+APPLICATIONS FORWARDED BY POST OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED, HE SAID.