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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1979

IN-SERVICE COURSES FOR FULL-TIME TEACHERS

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ARE OFFERING TRAINING COURSES FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS

EMPLOYED FULL-TIME IN GOVERNMENT-AIDED OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS WISHING TO BECOME QUALIFIED TEACHERS.

THE FREE COURSES CONSIST OF LECTURES, TUTORIALS, DEMONSTRATION LESSONS, ASSIGNMENTS AND SUPERVISION OF TEACHING OVER THE TWO ACADEMIC YEARS 1979 TO 1981.

CERTIFICATES ACCORDING +QUALIFIED TEACHER+ STATUS ARE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE.

FULL DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN A GENERAL SCHOOLS TRAINING CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON JANUARY 10.

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF COURSES - ONE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE OTHER TWO FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. THE PRIMARY COURSE IS CONDUCTED IN CHINESE EXCEPT FOR THE ELECTIVE SUBJECT: ENGLISH.

THE SECONDARY COURSES ARE CONDUCTED EITHER IN CHINESE OR ENGLISH, DEPENDING ON WHICH LANGUAGE THE TEACHERS USE AS THE MED I UM OF INSTRUCTION.

EACH COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES, AN EVENING CLASS AND A DAY-RELEASE CLASS. APPLICANTS THUS HAVE A CHOICE OF ATTENDING EITHER THREE EVENINGS A WEEK OR 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 OF APPROVED TEACHING EXPERIENCE. BUT THIS REQUIREMENT IS RELAXED FOR HOLDERS OF FOUR-YEAR POST-SECONDARY COURSE DIPLOMAS.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS (LEE GARDENS, THIRD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG) AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE, 405 NATHAN ROAD, SIXTH FLOOR, KOWLOON,

THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE NORTHCOTE

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG (SECONDARY ENGLISH COURSE ONLY), GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, 42 GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON (PRIMARY COURSE ONLY) AND SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, PIPER'S HILL, KOWLOON (SECONDARY CHINESE COURSE ONLY).

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

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