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FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1985
MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROJECTS LAUNCHED
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THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE OF HONG KONG OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS LAUNCHED A SERIES OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES TO MEET THE TRAINING NEEDS OF MANAGEMENT TEACHERS AND TRAINERS, GENERAL MANAGERS AND OWNER-MANAGERS IN PARTICULAR.
OUTLINING THE WORK OF THE CENTRE AT THE THIRD ANNUAL CO- ORDINATION CONFERENCE ON MANAGEMENT TRAINING, MR PETER F. BARRETT, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TRAINING, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT ONE OF THE PRIME CONCERNS OF THE CENTRE WAS TO ORGANISE PROJECTS AND SEMINARS TO HELP DEVELOP SKILLS AND TEACHING MATERIALS FOR MANAGEMENT TEACHERS AND TRAINERS,
THE PROJECTS AND SEMINARS PROMOTED BY THE CENTRE SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN JUNE LAST YEAR, INCLUDE TOPICS ON DISTANCE LEARNING, ACTION LEARNING AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH, MR BARRETT SAID.
THE CENTRE ALSO OFFERED PROGRAMMES FOR THE TRAINING OF GENERAL MANAGERS AND OWNER-MANAGERS FROM ENTREPRENEURIAL FIRMS, HE SAID.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CONFERENCE, MR ALEX WU, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL TOLD SOME 50 REPRESENTATIVES OF 18 EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL FULLY SUPPORTED THE VIEWS THAT THERE WAS A NEED TO UPDATE AND EXPAND MANAGEMENT TRAINING, IF HONG KONG WAS
TO REMAIN A THRIVING MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CENTRE.
ALTHOUGH CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT IN MANAGMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN HONG KONG HAD BEEN ACHIEVED IN RECENT YEARS, MUCH WAS STILL LEFT TO BE DONE FOR THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT TEACHERS AND TRAINERS, MR WU SAID.
+MANAGEMENT TEACHERS AND TRAINERS NEED TO KEEP ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS IN NOT ONLY THE SUBJECTS OF MANAGEMENT BUT ALSO IN THE TECHNIQUES OF TEACHING MANAGEMENT.
+ONE AREA OF CO-OPERATION THAT THE CONFERENCE HOPES TO EXPLORE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM BY WHICH INFORMATION THAT IS IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT TO MANAGEMENT TEACHERS AND TRAINERS CAN BE AVAILABLE TO THEM, HE SAID.
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