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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1992
SHE MIGHT
WHO OFFICES.
ALSO CALLED ON WORKERS' UNIONS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR MEMBERS BE INTERESTED IN THE JOBS AVAILABLE TO APPROACH THE LES
ENQUIRIES ON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CAN BE MADE ON 852 4158.
TWO RETRAINING COURSES OFFERED TO WORKERS
OFFERED
TWO COURSES UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' RETRAINING SCHEME ARE TO WORKERS WHOSE JOBS ARE AFFECTED BY CHANGING ECONOMIC STRUCTURE.
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THE FULL-TIME COURSES JUNIOR COOK (ROASTED FOOD) AND BASIC TECHNIQUE FOR WAITER/WAITRESS IN CHINESE RESTAURANT WILL START FROM NEXT TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 24) AND ON DECEMBER 8, AND WILL LAST FOUR AND TWO WEEKS RESPECTIVELY.
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ACTING SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER { EMPLOYMENT RAYMOND CHAN, SAID THE COURSES WERE PART OF A RANGE OF PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE LABOUR MARKET.
THEY WILL ALSO HELP WORKERS ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS OR UPGRADE EXISTING SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN ANOTHER TRADE OR FOR A HIGHER-LEVEL JOB IN THE SAME TRADE.
HE NOTED THAT MANY OF THE TRAINEES GRADUATED FROM PREVIOUS SIMILAR COURSES HAD FOUND JOBS.
"TWELVE OUT OF 15 TRAINEES ON THE PREVIOUS COURSE ON BASIC TECHNIQUE FOR WAITER/WAITRESS IN CHINESE RESTAURANT AND THREE OUT OF 18 ON THE JUNIOR COOK (ROASTED FOOD) COURSE HAVE FOUND WORK,' MR CHAN SAID.
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"IN ADDITION, 12 TRAINEES ON THE JUNIOR COOK COURSE HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED BY EMPLOYERS AND ARE AWAITING RESULTS, HE ADDED.
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MR CHAN URGED INTERESTED WORKERS TO ENROL AS SOON AS WITH LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
POSSIBLE
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 606 2145,
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