FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1976
SCHOOL LEAVERS SHOULD FIND JOBS
THAT OFFER GOOD TRAINING *****
A LEADING HONG KONG JOURNALIST, MR. WAI KEƐ SHUN, TODAY URGED SCHOOL LEAVERS WHO ARE SEEKING INDUSTRIAL WORK TO FIND A JOB THAT WOULD OFFER GOOD TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
MR. WAI, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE TIN TIN YAT PAO, WAS SPEAKING TO MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A ONE-DAY CAREERS SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE.
+AT PRESENT,+ HE SAID, THE GOVERNMENT IS INTENSIVELY PROMOTING TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES WHICH NOT ONLY OFFER STEADY EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN INDUSTRY, BUT ALSO ENABLE THEM TO ACQUIRE FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS AT THE POLYTECHNIC OR OTHER TECHNICAL
INSTITUTES.
+AND THESE QUALIFICATIONS ARE RECOGNISED BY MANY OVERSEAS COUNTRIES, HE SAID.
MR. WAI POINTED OUT THAT NOT MANY STUDENTS COULD PROCEED TO UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AFTER SECONDARY SCHOOLING. +BUT THIS KIND OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IS DESIGNED FOR YOU TO LEARN WHILE YOU EARN.+
ON WHITE-COLLAR WORK, HE SAID THE TREND IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR WAS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE WITH UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATIONS TO FILL POSTS AT THE MANAGERIAL LEVEL.
ORDINARY SCHOOL LEAVERS IN MOST CASES COULD ONLY GET GENERAL CLERICAL JOBS WHICH WOULD OFFER COMPARATIVELY LESS PROSPECT.
SALARY-WISE, MR. WAI SAID MANY INDUSTRIAL WORKERS WERE EARNING MORE THAN ORDINARY OFFICE WORKERS.
IN FACT, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE HAD BEEN TAKING UP INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT. BUT IN DOING SO MR. WAI ADVISED STUDENTS TO CAREFULLY FIND ONE THAT WOULD OFFER ADEQUATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
THE SEMINAR WAS
HELD AT THE HO MAN TIN GOVERNMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN KOWLOON CITY, TOKWAWAN, HUNG HOM AND HO MAN TIN.
THE PROGRAMME FEATURED SIX TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS BY GUEST SPEAKERS ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN BANKING, ADVERTISING, ACCOUNTANCY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, GOVERNMENT JOBS AND APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING.
IN ADDITION, TWO FILMS WERE SHOWN IN THE AFTERNOON, ONE ON THE PRINCIPLES OF CHOOSING ONE'S CAREER, AND THE OTHER ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NURSING FIELD.
ALSO ON DISPLAY AT THE SCHOOL HALL WERE CAREERS PAMPHLETS AND A SELECTION OF OCCUPATION LEAFLETS WHICH WERE AVAILABLE FREE TO THE PARTICIPANTS.
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