All candidates are required to take "Chinese as a Medium of Instruction", and those who do not take "English as a Medium of Instruction" in this part must take the "English Language Proficiency Test".
Those who take English in Part I must take "English as a Medium of Instruction" in addition to "Chinese as a Medium of Instruction".
Part III (Professional Training)
This part will be open only to those candidates who can produce evidence of having successfully completed a formal teacher education course in the relevant subjects outside Hong Kong.
Candidates who failed in only one subject of assessment in the 1995 or 1996 cycle may apply to resit the examination on that subject in accordance with the regulations stipulated in the Handbook for Applicants.
Those who failed in more than one subject (except the "English Language Proficiency Test") will be required to take the whole Assessment again, if they apply this year.
The fee for taking Parts I and II of the assessment is $2,310. Candidates who also take Part III are required to pay an additional $645. The fee for resitting one subject is $635.
Applications must be made in prescribed forms. Application Forms, copies of Handbook for Applicants and Examination Syllabuses will be available for distribution at the following offices from November 20 (Wednesday):
Non-graduate Teacher Qualifications Assessment Section at Room 1138A, 11th floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Yau Tsim District Education Office, seventh floor, Kowloon Government Offices, 405 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.
Sha Tin District Education Office, third floor, Citylink Plaza, 1 Shatin Station Circuit, Sha Tin, New Territories.
Applicants must return the completed application forms in person to the above offices during the period from November 27 to December 18 inclusive.
Further information may be obtained by calling the NGTQA Section on 2892 6216 and 28926217 or the Automatic Telephone Enquiry System of the Education Department on 2891 0088.
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