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+THE OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION, AVAILABLE INSTANTLY BOTH ON TELEVISION SCREEN AND IN THE FORM OF A COMPUTER PRINT-OUT, COVERS SOME 200 TYPES OF JOBS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, + HE SAID.
MR CHEN SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO KEEP ITS WORK UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW TO MEET THE EVER-GROWING DEMANDS FOR ITS SERVICES.
IN SEPTEMBER, HE SAID, AS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROCESS TO BRING THE SERVICES OF THE YEAS' CLOSER TO THE NEEDS OF SCHOOLS, A NEW SERVICE WOULD BE LAUNCHED WHEREBY SOME OF THE SLIDE SERIES ON CAREERS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR SHORT-TERM LOANS TO SCHOOLS AND INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS.
+WE ARE ALSO PLANNING TO PUBLISH MORE PAMPHLETS TO WIDEN THE RANGE OF CAREERS COVERED BY THESE INFORMATIVE PUBLICATIONS, MR CHEN ADDED.
HE SAID THE 'YEAS' ALSO ORGANISED A WORK ORIENTATION PROGRAMME IN MAY THIS YEAR WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY SOME 700 STUDENTS FROM 23 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SHA TIN, TAI PO AND THE NORTH DISTRICT.
FEEDBACK FROM THE PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THAT THE PROGRAMME HAD FULLY MET ITS OBJECTIVE OF INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO THE WORLD OF WORK BY VISITING THE ACTUAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND OBSERVING PEOPLE IN VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS AT WORK, MR CHEN SAID.
+ IN VIEW OF THE FAVOURABLE RESPONSE OF SCHOOLS, WE ARE PLANNING NOT ONLY TO IMPROVE THE CONTENT BUT ALSO TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE PROGRAMME IN THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR, HE SAID.
MR CHEN POINTED OUT THAT CAREERS GUIDANCE WORK COULD ONLY SUCCEED WITH THE FULL CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND REQUIRED THE DETERMINED AND CONCERTED EFFORTS OF ALL QUARTERS THE GOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS, YOUTH BODIES, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, PARENTS, EMPLOYERS AND ABOVE ALL, TEACHERS.
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, SAID ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECTOR STANDARD-SIZED SECONDARY SCHOOLS WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH ONE ADDITIONAL NON-GRADUATE TEACHER IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AND A SECOND TEACHER IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
+IN FACT, THIS IMPLEMENTATION IS ONE YEAR AHEAD OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN. A PART OF THE SERVICES OF THESE NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS WITH THE THIRD GRADUATE TEACHER PROVIDED IN SEPTEMBER 1983 IS FOR PUPIL COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE, INCLUDING CAREERS ADVICE,+ HE SAID.
MR LEUNG SAID FOR MANY YEARS NOW, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS HAD BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION AND DISSEMINATION OF CAREERS INFORMATION AND RESOURCE MATERIALS TO STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
/REGULAR EXHIBITIONS,