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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1976

TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE HOLDS FIRST SPEECH DAY

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ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE GRADUATES OF THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE WILL RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATES FROM MR. JOHN MARDEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHEELOCK MARDEN AND CO. LTD., AT THE COLLEGE'S FIRST SPEECH DAY TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

MR. MARDEN WILL ALSO ADDRESS THE GATHERING.

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE THEATRE OF THE CITY HALL FROM 3.00 P.M. THE OPENING REMARKS WILL BE MADE BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), MR. ANDREW KINGWELL,

THE COLLEGE, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1974, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EDUCATION AND PREPARATION OF TEACHERS REQUIRED BY THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND FOR TEACHERS OF TECHNICAL SUBJECTS IN SECONDARY GRAMMAR, SECONDARY TECHNICAL, SECONDARY MODERN AND PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AS WELL AS FOR THE TRAINING OF INSTRUCTORS IN INDUSTRY,

SEVERAL TYPES OF COURSES ARE OFFERED BY THE COLLEGE, INCLUDING A ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSE FOR MATURE AND SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO DECIDE TO TAKE UP TECHNICAL TEACHING AS A CAREER.

ADDITIONALLY, THE COLLEGE PROVIDES TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSES FOR SUITABLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WHO WISH TO MAKE TEACHING THEIR CAREER.

IT ALSO OFFERS TWO-YEAR PART-TIME EVENING COURSES FOR IN-SERVICE TECHNICAL TEACHERS AND DEVELOPS RETRAINING, IMPROVEMENT AND CONVERSION COURSES FOR SERVING TEACHERS.

THE COLLEGE ALSO RUNS A SPECIALISED THIRD-YEAR COURSE FOR TWO-YEAR TRAINED TEACHERS.

NOTE TO EDITORS 1

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SPEECH DAY.

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