FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1993
TWO CONSORTIA TO SHARE GRANT FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION DEGREE PROGRAMMES
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TWO CONSORTIA OF LOCAL TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS WILL A $10 MILLION GRANT TO DEVELOP DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN PRIMARY EDUCATION FOR SERVING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
ONE CONSORTIUM IS LED BY THE BAPTIST COLLEGE AND INCLUDES THE SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG,
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OTHER CONSORTIUM IS HEADED BY THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE AND INCLUDES THE CITY POLYTECHNIC AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC,
AT A CEREMONY TODAY (FRIDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, PRESENTED CHEQUES FOR $5 MILLION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TWO CONSORTIA.
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THE GRANT WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT 5, AS A WAY TO SPEED UP THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE-SCALE DEGRER PROGRAMMES IN PRIMARY EDUCATION FOR SERVING TEACHERS.
THE TWO CONSORTIA SUBMITTED THEIR BIDS TO THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER IN JULY THIS YEAR. HE SUBSEQUENTLY REFERRED THE BIDS ΤΟ THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TEACHER EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS (ACTEQ) FOR ADVICE.
"AFTER A THOROUGH AND IMPARTIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE TWO BIDS, ACTEQ REACHED THE VIEW THAT BOTH THE PROPOSED DEGREE PROGRAMMES WOULD BE ACADEMICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY APPROPRIATE FOR LOCAL SERVING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND WERE OF GOOD QUALITY," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRANCH SAID.
**AS THE TWO PROGRAMMES WILL OFFER DISTINCT APPROACHES AND CONTENT AND THE CONSORTIA WILL OPERATE CREDIT TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTS, SERVING PRIMARY TEACHERS WILL THEREFORE HAVE A GENUINE CHOICE OF DEGREE PROGRAMMES."
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THOSE WHO COMPLETED FOUNDATION COURSES IN PROGRAMME COULD, IF THEY WISH, COMPLETE THEIR DEGREE UNDER THE OTHER PROGRAMME.
THIS WILL BE GOOD FOR INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS AND FOR THE PRIMARY EDUCATION SYSTEM IN GENERAL, HE ADDED.
THE TWO CONSORTIA AIM TO OFFER THEIR FIRST COURSES NEXT YEAR AND TO DEVELOP FURTHER COURSES IN TIME TO MEET DEMAND.
THEY ALSO ENVISAGE COLLABORATION WITH THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, ONCE IT IS ESTABLISHED NEXT YEAR.
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