FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1985
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TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS IN SPEECH SCIENCES OFFERED
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APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO READ A FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE COURSE IN SPEECH SCIENCES IN AUSTRALIA STARTING FEBRUARY OR MARCH 1986.
THERE WILL BE FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS AIMED AT ENABLING SCHOLARS TO OBTAIN A QUALIFICATION THAT WILL MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS SPEECH THERAPIST IN AIDED SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
THE PRESENT SALARY SCALE OF A SPEECH THERAPIST IN AN AIDED SPECIAL SCHOOL IS FROM $6 165 TO $13 565 PER MONTH.
THE DUTIES OF A SPEECH THERAPIST INCLUDE ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT TO SPEECH-IMPAIRED CHILDREN WITH THE PROBLEMS OF DISORDERS OF VOICING, LANGUAGE, ARTICULATION, RHYTHM OR TONE.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE BORN IN HONG KONG OR HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS AND PREFERABLY BE NOT MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF AGE BY THE TIME THEY COMPLETE THE COURSE.
THEY SHOULD BE FLUENT IN SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH, BE ABLE TO SPEAK CANTONESE FLUENTLY AND BE PROFICIENT IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE. KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER CHINESE DIALECTS WILL BE AN ADVANTAGE.
ACADEMICALLY, APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE ATTAINED THREE GCE A-LEVEL SUBJECTS WITH GRADE B, ONE OF WHICH MUST BE BIOLOGY OR PHYSICS WHILE THE OTHER TWO SHOULD PREFERABLY BE CHEMISTRY AND MATHEMATICS. CANDIDATES WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER GRADES MAY ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
IN ADDITION, CANDIDATES SHOULD POSSESS PASSES IN TWO GCE O-LEVEL SUBJECTS, INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL INCLUDE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND EXAMINATION FEES, BOOK ALLOWANCE, A MONTHLY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR BOARD AND LODGING, AND RETURN AIR PASSAGE.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A WRITTEN UNDERTAKING TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE AND TO SERVE IN AN AIDED SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
APPLICATION FORMS AND FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE, 17TH FLOOR, WING ON CENTRE, 111 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.
COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE BEFORE JULY 27.
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