MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1983
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ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING PLAN PROPOSED
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A PROPOSED ACCOUNTING TRAINEESHIP SCHEME DESIGNED TO TRAIN LERICAL STAFF TO BECOME ACCOUNTING SUPERVISORS, IS BEING STUDIED.
THE ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING UNCIL HAS RECOMMENDED THAT AN INDUSTRY-WIDE TRAINEESHIP SCHEME OULD BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED.
THERE IS A LACK OF TRAINING FACILITIES FOR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED ... THIS FIELD OF WORK, SAID MR R.S. SHELDON, CHAIRMAN OF THE ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING BOARD IN THE 1982 ACCOUNTANCY MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT PUBLISHED RECENTLY,
THESE EMPLOYEES USUALLY JOIN THE FIELD OF WORK AFTER COMPLETING MATRICULATION OR FORM FIVE, WITHOUT FIRST TAKING A COURSE IN ANY OF THE REQUIRED SUBJECTS IN OR RELATING TO ACCOUNTANCY.
+UNDER THE PROPOSED SCHEME, THE SERVING STAFF COULD BE TRAINED FOR HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS, THE CHAIRMAN REVEALED.
EMPLOYERS WILL THUS ALSO BENEFIT FROM A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF WELL-TRAINED MID-LEVEL PERSONNEL, HE ADDED.
THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE A FOUR-YEAR, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMME, COMPLEMENTED BY RELATED COURSES ON A PART-TIME DAY RELEASE BASIS.
THOSE COMPLETING THE COURSE ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPETENT FOR A SUPERVISORY POSITION IN THE FIELD OF ACCOUNTANCY.
AT THE SAME TIME THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPETE IN RECOGNISED PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS AT INTERMEDIATE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL.
+EMPLOYERS' RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED SCHEME IS ENCOURAGING, + MR SHELDON SAID.
APART FROM THE ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING BOARD, OTHER TRAINING BOARDS IN THE SERVICING SECTORS ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN THIS COMMERCIAL TRAINEESHIP SCHEME FOR FORM FIVE GRADUATES.
EACH SUMMER, THERE ARE ABOUT 70 000 FORM FIVE SCHOOL-LEAVERS AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT HALF OF THEM ARE EMPLOYED AS JUNIOR CLERKS IN COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL ARE CONTAINED IN THE 1982 MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT ON ACCOUNTANCY, ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, G.P.O. BUILDING IN CENTRAL, AT $12.50 A COPY.
THE REPORT ALSO GIVES, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, AN OVERALL REVIEW OF THE MANPOWER AND TRAINING SITUATION IN THE ACCOUNTING SECTOR.