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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1991
VTC TO TAKE OVER TRAINING FOR THE DISABLED AND APPRENTICES
THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC) WILL SOON TAKE OVER FROM THE GOVERNMENT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CO-ORDINATING VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR DISABLED PERSONS AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE.
AT PRESENT, THESE FUNCTIONS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT.
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THE NECESSARY AMENDMENT BILLS ARE TO BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (MARCH 15). THESE BILLS SEEK THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO AMEND THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE AND THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL ORDINANCE TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNCTIONS.
"THE TRANSFER OF THESE FUNCTIONS WILL NOT AFFECT AND OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYERS AND THEIR APPRENTICES APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE," A VTC SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE APPRENTICESHIP AMENDMENT BILL RECOMMENDS ΤΟ TRANSFER POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION INDUSTRIAL TRAINING TO A NEW DIRECTOR OF APPRENTICESHIP то BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT IS NOW OPERATING THREE GOVERNMENT SKILLS CENTRES AND ADMINISTERING THREE SUBVENTED VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES FOR DISABLED PERSONS WITH A TOTAL PROVISION OF ABOUT 1,000 FULL-TIME TRAINING PLACES.
THE VTC WILL TAKE OVER THE GOVERNMENT CENTRES AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SUBVENTED CENTRES AND WILL CONTINUE ΤΟ ESTABLISH NEW CENTRES AS REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR DISABLED PERSONS AGED 15 AND ABOVE FOR OPEN EMPLOYMENT.
"ALL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WHICH OPERATE SKILLS CENTRES FOR THE DISABLED AND EMPLOYERS WHO EMPLOY REGISTERED APPRENTICES WILL BE INFORMED OF THESE CHANGES BY THE DEPARTMENT," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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