WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1987
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EDUCATION BOARD MEMBERS VISIT TECHNICAL SCHOOL
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SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER MR RON BRIDGE, THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING VISITED TANG SHIU KIN VICTORIA TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN WAN CHAI TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.
THE MEMBERS WERE MR DAVID CHEUNG, MRS RITA FAN, THE REV. J.G. FOLEY, MR M. PAGLFART AND MRS HAILE CHOW.
ACCOMPANIED BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SCHOOLS), MR WONG SHEK-WAH, AND SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER (SERVICING UNIT) MR NG KOON-CHEE, THE VISITORS WERE GIVEN A CONDUCTED TOUR OF THE SCHOOL PREMISES BY THE ACTING PRINICPAL OF THE SCHOOL, MR MA GHI SAU.
THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE SCHOOL WAS ONE OF THE OLDEST GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS WHICH OFFERED A TECHNICALLY-ORIENTED EDUCATION.
THE PARTY WAS ALSO TOLD HOW COMMERCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COULD BE EFFECTIVELY BLENDED INTO THE CURRICULUM WHICH ALSO AINED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH GENERAL ACADEMIC EDUCATION CONSISTING OF ENGLISH, CHINESE, MATHEMATICS, ARTS AND SCIENCE SUBJECTS.
BOYS IN THE SCHOOL WERE OFFERED A GENERAL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE UP TO FORM 2 BEFORE THEY WERE STREAMED INTO EITHER METAL OR WOOD DIASED CLASSES. GIRLS WERE OFFERED THE OPTIONS OF EITHER THE SCIENCE, THE COMMERCE OR THE HOME ECONOMICS STREAM.
THE VISITORS ALSO NOTED THAT THE SCHOOL OFFERED MATRICULATION CLASSES FOR STUDENTS WHO PREPARED TO FURTHER STUDIES IN ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS.
COURSE FOR BANKING TRAINING OFFICERS OFFERED
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TRAINERS IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR
A COURSE ON INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES, WHICH IS ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE AND THE BANKING TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
THE FOUR-DAY COURSE FROM MAY 26 WILL ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYSE TRAINING NEEDS. TO STRUCTURE AND SEQUENCE LEARNING MATERIALS, TO ORGANISE ROLE-PLAY AND CHAIR DISCUSSION GROUPS, AND TO SELECT AND PREPARE VISUAL AIDS FOR USE IN TRAINING SESSIONS.
PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PRESENT A 20-MINUTE SESSION WHICH WILL BE VIDEO-TAPED FOR PLAYBACK DISCUSSION.
/COURSE FEE