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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1984
THE SERVICES INCLUDE SEMINARS AND EXPERIENCE-SHARING SESSIONS AS WELL AS ARRANGEMENT OF VISITS TO FIRMS, TERTIARY INSTITUTES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
LAST YEAR THE FIRST IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE FOR CAREERS TEACHERS WAS HELD JOINTLY WITH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
+THE COURSE GAVE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON CAREERS EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING METHODOLOGY THROUGH LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS. BECAUSE OF ITS SUCCESS, A SIMILAR COURSE WILL BE HELD THIS YEAR, MR LEUNG SAID.
LAST APRIL, A CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRE WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS. IT HAS A LIBRARY WITH INFORMATION ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS SET UP AN ENQUIRY SERVICE IN THE CENTRE, WITH VOLUNTARY TEACHERS-COUNSELLORS ON DUTY FROM 4 PM TO 6 PM ON WEDNESDAYS AND FROM 10 AM TILL NOON ON SATURDAYS.
STUDENTS AND PARENTS CAN SEEK PERSONAL ADVICE AND CONSULTATION ON CAREERS MATTERS FROM THESE COUNSELLORS.
SO FAR, ABOUT 7 000 PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE CENTRE AND OVER
5 500 TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
*FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THOSE LIVING IN KOWLOON, ANOTHER ENQUIRY CENTRE HAS JUST BEEN SET UP IN LOK SIN TONG WONG CHUNG MING SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SAN PO KONG, IT IS OPEN ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS FROM 4 TO 6 PM, MR LEUNG SAID.
THE ASSOCIATION ALSO GIVES STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THEIR INTENDED FIELDS THROUGH A SUMMER WORK SCHEME.
SINCE 1976, THE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN ENLISTING THE SUPPORT OF PRIVATE FIRMS AND VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING HOSPITALS AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, WHERE STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO WORK IN CLERICAL FIELDS, PERFORM LIBRARY DUTIES OR HELP WITH WORK IN A MEDICAL WARD.
MORE THAN 120 STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS SCHEME EVERY YEAR.
BESIDES INFORMATION PAMPHLETS, THE ASSOCIATION ALSO SEEKS TO PROVIDE TAILOR-MADE INFORMATION FOR CAREERS MASTERS AND STUDENTS.
A SET OF INFORMATION SLIDES AND TAPES ON INDIVIDUAL JOBS SELECTED ACCORDING TO THE STUDENTS' INTEREST, IS BEING PRODUCED.
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