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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1992
VTC LOOKS AFTER TRAINING NEEDS OF RETAIL INDUSTRY
THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC) HAS SET ASIDE MILLION IN 1992/93 TO PROVIDE TRAINING COURSES TO MEET THE THE RETAIL INDUSTRY.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION WHICH DERIVES MOST OF ITS INCOME FROM A GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION, ABOUT $1.4 MILLION ANNUALLY ON RETAIL TRADE TRAINING.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HOWARD YOUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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CHAN SAID THE MAIN ROLE OF THE COUNCIL WAS TO ADVISE ON THE MEASURES REQUIRED TO ENSURE A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SUITED TO THE DEVELOPING NEEDS OF HONG KONG AND TO PUT IN PLACE SUCH MEASURES AS WERE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
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"TO THIS END, THE VTC HAS OPERATED RELEVANT COURSES UNDER WHOLESALE/RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES TRAINING CENTRE AND EIGHT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, MR CHAN SAID.
"REGULAR MANPOWER SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED BY THE VTC THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY."
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THE COURSES RUN BY THE VTC FOR THE RETAIL SECTOR IN 1992/93 INCLUDE 2,140 FULL-TIME AND 980 PART-TIME PLACES IN THE RELEVANT TRAINING CENTRE AND 160 ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME AND 60 TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATE PLACES IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROVISIONAL RETRAINING FUND WILL SOON PUT ON A RETRAINING COURSE ON BASIC RETAIL SALES FOR 120 LOCAL WORKERS.
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MR CHAN NOTED THAT SUCH PROVISIONS SERVE ΤΟ COMPLEMENT THE TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE HKTA.
THESE INCLUDE TRAINING FOR IN-SERVICE TOUR OPERATORS AND GUIDES, RESTAURANT AND SALES PERSONNEL; AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED TRAINING FOR SOME 650 PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE MOSTLY EMPLOYEES OF THE RETAIL TRADE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
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