MONDAY, JULY 21, 1986
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE ORDINANCE AIMED TO REGULATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF APPRENTICES IN SUCH TRADES AND ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THE INDUSTRY HAD A SUPPLY OF SKILLED MANPOWER NEEDED FOR DEVELOPMENT.
AN APPRENTICESHIP INCLUDED THREE TO FOUR YEARS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND A PART-TIME DAY RELEASE STUDY PROGRAMME AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OR THE POLYTECHNIC.
INSPECTORS FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S APPRENTICESHIP SECTION WOULD PAY REGULAR VISITS TO REGISTERED APPRENTICES TO SUPERVISE THEIR TRAINING AND TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN DEALING WITH PROBLEMS ARISING FROM SUCH TRAINING.
THERE ARE, AT PRESENT, 8 400 REGISTERED APPRENTICES UNDER TRAINING IN INDUSTRIES.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE ORDINANCE AND OF THE SCHEME ITSELF CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE FIVE BRANCH OFFICES OF THE APPRENTICESHIP SECTION HONG KONG (5-8932341 EXT. 351), TO KWA WAN (3-7151603), TSIM SHA TSUI (3-667612), TSUEN WAN (0-297908) AND KWUN TONG (3-491225).
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JOBS FOUND FOR REDUNDANT TEACHERS
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ALL 476 REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHO REGISTERED WITH THE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
+ THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO SCHOOL AUTHORITIES FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION IN ACCEPTING REDUNDANT TEACHERS REFERRED BY THE DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.
THE PLACEMENT SERVICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1975 TO ASSIST REDUNDANT TEACHERS IN AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS SEEKING ALTERNATIVE JOBS AS A RESULT OF A DROP IN THE POPULATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE OR BECAUSE OF A POPULATION SHIFT FROM URBAN AREAS TO NEW TOWNS.
MORE THAN 4 570 TEACHERS HAVE BEEN HELPED BY THE DEPARTMENT BETWEEN 1975 AND THIS YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
WRITTEN ADVICE WILL BE SENT TO ALL AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS INFORMING THEM THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO ENTER INTO EMPLOYMENT WITH NEW TEACHERS FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
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