MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1983
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JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR MASS MEDIA PUBLISHED
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A MANUAL OF JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE MASS MEDIA HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
IN THE MANUAL, THE BOARD RECOMMENDS JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR 27 PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE MASS MEDIAL 14 FOR THE NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE SECTOR AND 13 FOR THE RADIO AND TELEVISION SECTOR.
MR SHUM CHOI-SANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, POINTED OUT THAT THESE SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH DEFINE THE MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING REQUIRED FOR EACH OF THE PRINCIPAL JOBS, HAD BEEN PREPARED WITH VARIOUS OBJECTIVES IN MIND.
THE BOARD EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT WITH THESE GUIDELINES, ADEQUATE AND UNIFORM SPECIFICATIONS OF SKILLS COULD BE ESTABLISHED FOR JOURNALISTIC JOBS IN THE MASS MEDIA, MR SHUM SAID.
MR SHUM SAID THAT INSTITUTIONS AND TRAINING ORGANISATIONS
COULD ALSO USE THEM FOR PLANNING THEIR COURSES.
BY MAKING USE OF THESE GUIDELINES, EMPLOYERS COULD ALSO ASSESS THE COMPETENCE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES AND DRAW UP ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMMES.
THE MANUAL, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $11.50 A COPY.
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