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SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1976

LABORATORY TRAINING COURSE FOR YOUTH LEADERS

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THE YOUTH WORK UNIT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS TO ORGANISE NEXT MONTH A LABORATORY TRAINING COURSE AIMED AT HELPING POTENTIAL YOUTH LEADERS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIP.

THE LABORATORY METHOD IS A NEW APPROACH IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN THROUGH EXPERIMENTING IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT.

THE COURSE WILL LAST FROM SEPTEMBER 12 TO 26 DURING WHICH LECTURES WILL BE GIVEN EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY BETWEEN 7 P.M. AND 10 P.M. AT THE LADY TRENCH TRAINING CENTRE AT 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI.

THE COURSE WILL END WITH A WEEKEND CAMP AT THE WESLEY VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TAI HANG ROAD.

IT IS OPEN TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 25 WHO HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST FORM V LEVEL. CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO FINISH THE WHOLE COURSE.

AS THE COURSE IS LIMITED TO 44 PARTICIPANTS, ENROLMENT WILL BE ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE YOUTH WORK UNIT ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICES BUILDING AT 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON UNTIL AUGUST 30. THE COST OF THE TWO-WEEK COURSE IS $15 A PERSON.

EIGHT SIMILAR COURSES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED SINCE EARLY 1974. MORE THAN 200 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED IN EACH OF THE PAST COURSES INDICATING THAT THERE IS A DEMAND FOR THIS TYPE OF TRAINING.