WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1983
JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSURANCE INDUSTRY PUBLISHED
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THE INSURANCE TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS PUBLISHED A MANUAL PROVIDING SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.
ON THE BASIS OF THE BOARD'S FINDINGS, THE MANUAL CLASSIFIES JOB SPECIFICATIONS AT VARIOUS LEVELS FOR THE LIFE INSURANCE AND THE GENERAL INSURANCE SECTOR.
THESE JOBS ARE GROUPED INTO MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL, SUPERVISORY AND TECHNICAL, AND CLERICAL AND SECRETARIAL JOBS.
THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING REQUIRED FOR EACH OF THE JOBS ARE LAID DOWN IN THE MANUAL,
THE MANUAL ALSO PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR COURSES AND TRAINING PROGRAMME PLANNING AND FOR TESTING COMPETENCY OF TRAINEES OR STUDENTS ON COMPLETION OF THEIR TRAINING.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAINING BOARD, MR ANTHONY KAN, SAID THAT THIS MANUAL SHOULD BE A USEFUL TOOL TO TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS, TRAINING ORGANISATIONS AND EMPLOYERS ENGAGED IN INSURANCE TRAINING.
HE ALSO SAID IT WOULD HELP UPGRADE MANPOWER TRAINING WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.
THE MANUAL IS ON SALE AT $19 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.
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GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS IN EDUCATION ****
THE YEAR 1982 WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A VERY SIGNIFICANT YEAR IN HONG KONG'S HISTORY OF EDUCATION, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, SAID IN A SPEECH TO THE ZONTA CLUB TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
+FOR IT WAS IN THIS YEAR THAT THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN THE TEMPO OF QUALITATIVE IMPROVEMENT OF THE EDUCATION SERVICES,+ MR HAYE POINTED OUT.
PLACING THE PRESENT IN ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT, HE DESCRIBED DRAMATIC EXTENSIONS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY SINCE WORLD WAR I AND ADDED, THE PROBLEM OF QUANTITY SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SOLVED. WHAT REMAINS IS THE PROBLEM OF QUALITY, +
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