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TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1976

SCHOOL TEACHERS'

ROLE IN CAREERS EDUCATION ******

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (ADMINISTRATION), COLVYN HAYE, TODAY STRESSED THAT ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS HAD A ROLE TO PLAY IN CAREERS EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

MR.

CAREERS TEACHERS IN PARTICULAR, HE SAID, HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DRAWING UP PROGRAMMES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS ALWAYS READY TO GIVE THEM WHATEVER HELP THAT WAS NECESSARY.

MR. HAYE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CAREERS MASTERS SEMINAR ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND THE HANG SENG BANK LTD.

THE THEME OF THE SEMINAR IS +EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS.+

MR. HAYE SAID +CAREERS GUIDANCE, AS I SEE IT, MUST BE A PROCESS EXTENDING OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS RATHER THAN AN EVENT CONFINED TO THE FINAL TERM OF A STUDENT'S SCHOOL COURSE.

+ IT SHOULD START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMME.+

HE POINTED OUT THAT A SCHOOL HEAD WHO GAVE CAREERS EDUCATION HIGH PRIORITY WAS IMPLEMENTING EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR COMPLIMENTED THE ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO CAREERS GUIDANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF FIRMS, INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, HOSPITALS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, THE ASSOCIATION EXTENDED ITS ACTIVITIES TWO YEARS AGO BY INTRODUCING THE SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS.

+THIS SCHEME HAS ENABLED MANY STUDENTS TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIALITIES AND TO HAVE GREATER CONFIDENCE IN CHOOSING A CAREER,+ MR. HAYE SAID.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR EMPHASISED THAT CAREERS GUIDANCE SHOULD NOT BE THE MATCHING OF THE STUDENTS' TALENTS AND INTERESTS WITH THE QUALITIES REQUIRED FOR PARTICULAR JOBS. IN FACT CAREERS EDUCATION SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP SELF-UNDERSTANDING AND DECISION-MAKING AS WELL AS FOSTERING THEIR AWARENESS OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND FURTHER STUDIES AVAILABLE.

TO ENSURE THAT