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SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1993
THE MINIMUM OF 11 POINTS IS IDENTICAL TO PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT THAT THE USE OF AGGREGATE SCORE ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBILITY IN THE COMBINATION OF GRADINGS THAN THE RIGID REQUIREMENT IN PREVIOUS YEARS THAT TWO SUBJECTS MUST BE AT GRADE 1, ONE VE GRADE D AND THREE AT GRADE K.
BASED ON THE 1992 COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ADMISSION EXERCISE AND IF THE SAME FLEXIBILITY HAD BEEN INTRODUCED, AN ADDITIONAL 1,077 QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE THREE-YEAR COURSE.
THESE CANDIDATES HAD GENERAL STANDARDS FITHER EQUIVALENT TO OR HIGHER THAN THOSE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE UNDER THE OLD RIGID SYSTEM.
THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE REVISED CRITERIA WOULD HAVE WIDENED THE POOL OF CANDIDATES ΤΟ BF SELECTED FOR THE THREE-YEAR COURSE FROM FIVE CANDIDATES PER PLACE TO ABOUT SEVEN CANDIDATES PLACE.
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THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE STANDARD OF CANDIDATES ADMITTED SHOULD BE LOWERED.
SIMILARLY, ANOTHER ADDITIONAL 587 CANDIDATES WITH THE REQUIRED ADVANCED LEVEL SUBJECTS WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR THE TWO-YEAR COURSE.
THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN MORE SECONDARY SEVEN LEAVERS BEING ADMITTED INTO THE TWO-YEAR COURSE.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED AGAIN THAT CANDIDATES WITH FOUR PASSES AT THE HKCEE WOULD NOT BE ADMITTED UNDER THE FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENT.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL MONITOR THE ADMISSION EXERCISE THIS YEAR TO ENSURE THAT THE FLEXIBILITY WOULD NOT LOWER THE ACADEMIC STANDARD.
IN ADDITION, THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION WOULD CONTINUE ΤΟ BE MONITORED THROUGH CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, PROJECT WORK AND PRACTICAL TEACHING BEFORE STUDENTS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO GRADUATE.
A SURVEY CONDUCTED IN 1991 OF THE PERFORMANCE OF NEW GRADUATES FROM THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION COVERING 527 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS REVEALED THAT THE SCHOOL HEADS CONSIDERED THESE TEACHERS COMPETENT AND WERE OF HIGH QUALITY.
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THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN CLAIMS THAT THE CHANGE WOULD JEOPARDISE THE TEACHING PROFESSION'S PAY IN FUTURE REVIEW OF SALARIES BY STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
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"CIVIL SERVICE PAY IS BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS. ENTRY QUALIFICATION TO ANY GRADE IS OF COURSE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR BUT IN THE CASE OF CERTIFICATED MASTER/MISTRESS, [T IS THE CERTIFICATE
AWARDED BY A COLLEGE OF EDUCATION THAT MATTERS AND NOT THE ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR TRAINING, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
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HE EMPHASISED THAT THE FLEXIBLE ENTRY ALTER THE VALUE OF THE CERTIFICATE.
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