SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1984
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CAREERS GUIDANCE FOR SENIOR FORM STUDENTS
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A PROJECT WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST TO PROVIDE FORM FIVE AND MATRICULATION STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION ON FURTHER STUDIES AND CAREERS, AND TO GIVE THEM ADVICE ON EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF WESTERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE, THE PROJECT RECEIVED FAVOURABLE RESPONSE WHEN IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED LAST YEAR.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE WESTERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR STUDENTS FROM ALL DISTRICTS.
FROM JULY 20 TO JULY 22, THERE WILL BE TALKS ON ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTES AND ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND CAREERS INFORMATION.
AT THE SAME TIME, AN EXHIBITION ON CAREERS AND FURTHER STUDIES WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE, WITH AN ENQUIRY COUNTER MANNED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE.
SLIDE SHOWS ON CAREERS WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED, AND INFORMATION PAMPHLETS ON DIFFERENT CAREERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTER.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE ON AGAIN AT THE SAME PLACE FROM AUGUST 9 TO AUGUST 13, WHEN RESULTS OF THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ARE KNOWN. TAPES ON CAREERS TALKS AND A HOT-LINE SERVICE ON FURTHER STUDIES AND COUNSELLING SERVICE ON EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS WILL BE PROVIDED.
INQUIRIES MAY BE MADE TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE ON 5-495141 OR 5-7956095.
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SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS IS AGAIN THE MAIN THEME OF THE LATEST EDITION OF THE 'STEPPING OUT BOOKLET, PRODUCED BY THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT.
FOR THE FOURTH TIME DURING THE PAST SIX YEARS, SAFETY MESSAGES FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF OUTDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE PUT ACROSS IN THE FORM OF A PRINTED GUIDE, GIVEN FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE NEW BOOKLET CONTAINS UPDATED AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON 15 DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAND AND WATER PURSUITS. DINGHY SAILING, ORIENTEERING, HILL-WALKING AND HIKING, WINDSURF ING, ARE AMONG THE ADDITIONAL TOPICS.
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