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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1978.

TRAINING COURSES FOR FULL-TIME TEACHERS

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ARE <FFERING TRAINING COURSES FOR TEACHERS EMPLOYED FULL-TIME IN LOVERNMENT-AIDED OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO BECOME +QUAL IF IED *EACHERS+.

THE COURSES RUN FOR TWO. ACADEMIC YEARS 1978 TO 1980, AND ARE FREE OF CHARGE. THEY CONSIST OF LECTURES, TUTORIALS, DEMONSTRATION LESSONS, ASSIGNMENTS AND SUPERVISION OF TEACHING.

CERTIFICATES ACCORDING QUALIFIED TEACHER± STATUS WILL BE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSES.

FULL DETAILS OF THE COURSES ARE CONTAINED IN A GENERAL SCHOOLS TRAINING CIRCULAR ISSUED TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF COURSES - ONE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE OTHER TWO FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. THE FRIMARY COURSE IS CONDUCTED IN CHINESE EXCEPT FOR THE SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE. THE SECONDARY COURSES ARE CONDUCTED EITHER IN CHINESE OR ENGLISH, DEPENDING ON WHICH LANGUAGE THE TEACHERS LSE AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION.

EACH OF THE THREE COURSES IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES, AN EVENING CLASS AND A DAY-RELEASE CLASS. APPLICANTS THUS HAVE A CHOICE OF ATTENDING EITHER FOR THREE EVENINGS A WEEK OR FOR ONE DAY A WEEK FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE. THIS ARRANGEMENT GIVES SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS AND THEIR SPONSORING SCHOOLS FLEXIBILITY IN ARRANGING ATTENDANCE AT THE COURSES..

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR ALL COURSES MUST HAVE HAD AT LEAST TWO YEARS APPROVED TEACHING EXPERIENCE. THIS REQUIREMENT IS, HOWEVER, RELAXED FOR HOLDERS OF 4-YEAR POST-SECONDARY COURSE DIPLOMAS.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR ALL COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, LEE GARDENS THIRD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT KOWLOON SUB-OFF.ICE, 405 NATHAN ROAD, S XTH FLOOR, KOWLOON. THESE FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM NORTHCOTE ONLLEGE OF EDUCATION, 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG (SECONDARY ENGLISH COURSE ONLY), GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HUNG HOM ANNEXE, 19 HOK YUEN STREET, KOWLOON (PRIMARY COURSE ONLY) AND SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, PIPER'S HILL, KOWLOON (SECONDARY CHINESE COURSE ONLY).

ALL COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TO WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT, BY 5 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 28.

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