THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1983
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SHORT SUMMER VOCATIONAL COURSES OFFERED
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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS ORGANISED, THROUGH THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, 156 SHORT COURSES TO BE HELD IN THE SUMMER MONTHS FOR WORKING PEOPLE TO UPDATE THEIR SKILLS.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, A VTC SPOKESMAN SAID THAT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES HAVE BEEN OFFERING A RANGE OF SHORT COURSES WHICH ARE MOSTLY HELD IN THE EVENINGS DURING NORMAL TERM TIMES.
THE COUNCIL BELIEVED THAT SHORT COURSES COULD OFFER AN IMPORTANT SERVICE TO INDUSTRY AND THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
+FOR THIS REASON, EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF COURSES, HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, A SMALL NUMBER OF HOBBY AND LEISURE INTEREST COURSES WOULD ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE ABOVE 15 YEARS OF AGE.
SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE COMMERCIAL STUDIES, BUSINESS COMPUTERS, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, GENERAL STUDIES, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, TEXTILES AND CLOTHING, MANUFACTURE, PRINTING AND DESIGN.
WESTERN FOLK DANCE, POTTERY FOR BEGINNERS AND INTRODUCTION TO AIR BRUSH TECHNIQUES ARE SOME OF THE LEISURE INTEREST COURSES OFFERED.
AMATEUR COURSES ON HOUSE DECORATING, WALL PAPER HANGING, WOOD FURNITURE REDECORATING AND FASHION ACCESSORIES DESIGN CAN PROVE TO BE POPULAR, TOO, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE COURSES WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST. DETAILS INCLUDING COURSE FEES AND THE MEDIA OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE ADVERTISED ON SATURDAY.
OTHER PARTICULARS SUCH AS THE ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS AND THE DATES AND TIMES OF CLASS MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SUMMER SHORT COURSE GUIDE.
THE GUIDES AND APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, ANY DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
PAMPHLETS CONTAINING BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL SHORT COURSES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, NAMELY, KWUN TONG, HAKING WONG, MORRISON HILL, KWAI CHUNG AND LEE WAI LEE.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 18.
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