FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1983
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CAREERS TEACHERS EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE
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THE RESPONSIBILITY AND ROLE OF CAREERS TEACHERS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CAREERS MASTERS' SEMINAR 1983 AT THE AUDITORIUM OF HANG SENG BANK BUILDING, MR LEUNG SAID STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A BETTER CHOICE BOTH IN FURTHER EDUCATION AND IN SELECTING A CAREER IF THEY RECEIVED PROPER COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE FROM THE IR TEACHERS
IN SCHOOL.
TODAY'S SEMINAR, AN ANNUAL EVENT JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND THE HANG SENG BANK, IS AIMED AT PROVIDING A VENUE FOR CAREERS TEACHERS TO EXCHANGE THEIR JOB EXPERIENCE.
MR LEUNG SAID PROPER COUNSELLING FOR TODAY'S STUDENTS WAS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN IN THE PAST IN VIEW OF THE ADVANCEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE RISE OF NEW INDUSTRIES AND THE MODIFICATION OF SCHOOL CURRICULUM TO COPE WITH SOCIAL NEEDS.
SIMILARLY, CAREERS TEACHERS SHOULD LEARN AND MAKE USE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS AND RESOURCES WHILE CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULT, HE SAID.
MR LEUNG CALLED ON CAREERS TEACHERS TO TAKE PART IN MORE SEMINARS, IN-SERVICE OR EXTRA-MURAL COURSES IN ORDER TO SHARPEN THE IR TOOLS. IN THIS RESPECT, HE NOTED THAT THE FIRST TRAINING COURSE FOR CAREERS' TEACHERS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WOULD BE HELD FROM AUGUST 26.
HE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS, IN ADDITION TO PRODUCING INFORMATION PAMPHLETS, CASSETTE TAPES AND VIDEO TAPES, HAD RECENTLY SET UP A RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SECTION WITH A VIEW TO PROVIDING BETTER SERVICE TO PUPILS, PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
STUDENTS, PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO WELCOMED TO MAKE USE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRE WHICH WAS OPENED LAST MONTH, HE SAID.
LASTLY, MR LEUNG PRAISED MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS FOR THEIR INITIATIVE AND DEVOTION IN INTRODUCING AN ENQUIRY SERVICE FOR STUDENTS AS FROM NEXT MONTH.
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