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Friday, March 9, 1973

VASTLY INCREASED IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME

To Provide ore Fully Trained Teachers

The Governmont's new post-primary education policy has made it

possible to increase the proposed intake next September for the "In-

Service Course of Training for Secondary School Teachers using English

as the Medium of Instruction."

The Director of Education, Mr. J. Canning, said today: "The

Government's intention to provide support at secondary level for greatly

increased numbers of children carries with it an obligation to ensure that

teachers are fully trained,

In order to provide an opportunity for serving teachers to

achieve trained status, Government has embarked on a vastly increased

in-service training programe, and has re-designed some courses to fit

the needs of secondary teachers in particular."

Of these, the In-Service Course of Training for Secondary

School Teachers using English as the Medium of Instruction has been

re-planned and expended.

In a general schools circular, Ir. Canning drew the attention

of such teachers to these new opportunities offered from September 1973.

"In the developing secondary field, training will become

increasingly important and serving teachers are advised to apply for a

place in the two-year in-service course, which is free of charge,

Mr. Canning said.

/All applicants