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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1994
POTENTIAL TEACHERS URGED TO REGISTER WITH TRIO
PEOPLE WHO
WISH TO JOIN THE TEACHING PROFESSION BY THIS SEPTEMBER ARE URGED TO REGISTER WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S TEACHER RECRUITMENT INFORMATION OFFICE (TRIO).
THE RECRUITMENT EXERCISE IS LAUNCHED AS A RESULT OF THE GOVERNOR'S PLEDGES IN HIS TWO POLICY SPEECHES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID: "ABOUT 620 ADDITIONAL TEACHERS WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE 1994/95 SCHOOL YEAR. SUCH AN INCREASE DOES NOT INCLUDE REPLACEMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES RESULTING FROM TEACHER WASTAGE.
"PEOPLE WHO WISH ΤΟ ENTER THE TEACHING PROFESSION ON A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME BASIS SHOULD GRASP THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR PARTICULARS REGISTERED WITH THE TRIO.
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"THEIR PARTICULARS WILL BE ENTERED INTO A COMPUTER DATA BANK WHICH WILL THEN FORM A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL TEACHING FORCE TO SCHOOLS.
DURING THE OPERATING PERIOD OF THE TRIO THIS YEAR, IT HAS SUCCEEDED IN ATTRACTING 4,233 APPLICATIONS.
AMONG THE APPLICANTS ARE 2,587 DEGREE HOLDERS, 658 GRADUATES FROM THE FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING COURSES OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND 366 WHO HAVE OBTAINED DIPLOMAS FROM THE APPROVED POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES.
THE SPOKESMAN, AT THE SAME TIME, CALLED ON SCHOOLS WITH REGULAR OR TEMPORARY VACANCIES WISHING TO OBTAIN POTENTIAL TEACHERS' INFORMATION THROUGH THE TRIO TO COMPLETE A FORM, ONE FOR EACH POST, AND RETURN IT TO THE OFFICE BY FAX OR BY POST.
WILL THE TRIO
AND
SUBJECT
ΤΟ
PROVIDE A COMPUTER PRINTOUT OF A LIST OF CANDIDATES HAVING SUITABLE QUALIFICATIONS
RELEVANCE SCHOOLS FOR SELECTION.
SUITABLE CANDIDATES
SCHOOLS WILL THEN ARRANGE INTERVIEWS WITH ON THE LIST. WHETHER THE APPLICANTS WILL BE OFFERED APPOINTMENTS WILL BE SOLELY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SCHOOL.
THEIR
"IN ORDER TO KEEP THE LIST OF CANDIDATES ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE, SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS SHOULD CANCEL
REGISTRATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF NECESSARY, APPLICANTS ARE WELCOMED TO PHONE THE 783 7345 ΤΟ EXTEND THE VALIDITY PERIOD FOR RETAINING PARTICULARS IN THE COMPUTER DATA BANK UPON EXPIRY." THE
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TRIO AT OF THIER SPOKESMAN
SAID.
PROFESSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO JOIN THE TEACHING CAN STILL OBTAIN THE REGISTRATION FORMS AT THE TRIO AT ROOM 706, SEVENTH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN
ROAD, KOWLOON, THE 19 DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICES, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION'S DISTRICT OFFICES VIA FAX BY SIMPLY DIALLING THE DEPARTMENT'S AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE ON 891 0088.
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