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A spokesman for the Education Department said the TRIO aimed at assisting primary and secondary schools with regular or temporary vacancies for over three months in employing suitable teachers to fill the vacant teaching posts arising from creation of new posts or natural wastage.
Members of the public who wish to join the teaching profession on full-time or part-time basis in primary or secondary schools can have their particulars registered with the TRIO. Their particulars will be entered into a computer data bank which will then form a source of potential teaching force to schools.
Among the applications received so far, 1,180 are degree holders, 628 are graduates of the Hong Kong Institute of Education and 217 have obtained diplomas from the approved post-secondary colleges.
"Meanwhile, schools intending to recruit teachers for certain subjects can also obtain potential teachers' information through the TRIO data bank by filling a form, one for each post, and returning it to TRIO by fax or by post..
"When the TRIO receives the request form from the schools, it will provide a computer printout of a list of teachers with suitable qualifications and subject relevance to schools for selection.
"School will then arrange interviews with suitable candidates on the list. Whether the applicants will be offered appointments will be solely at the discretion of the school," the spokesman said.
Registration forms are now available from the district offices of the Home Affairs Department and the Labour Department, and the department's district education offices.
Applicants from tertiary institutes including the Hong Kong Institute of Education may obtain the forms at their own campus.
Enquiries may be directed to the TRIO on 2782 7021, 2782 7526 or on fax 2781 0206.
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End/Thursday, May 18, 1995