WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1979
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TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PROGRAMMES ARE RECOGNISED IN UK
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TECHNICAL INSTITUTE STUDENTS IN BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDIES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL (TEC) AWARDS IN UK WHEN THEY GRADUATE THIS SUMMER,
FOUR STUDY PROGRAMMES IN THESE TWO DISCIPLINES LEADING TO THE AWARDS OF CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA OFFERED BY THE MORRISON HILL AND HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY TEC. STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMMES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TEC AWARDS.
THESE PROGRAMMES ARE OFFERED ON THE BASIS OF A CREDIT-UNIT SYSTEM AND ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY.
A CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME COMPRISES 15 UNITS (60 HOURS EACH) AND A DIPLOMA PROGRAMME 25 UNITS PLUS EIGHT TO 10 PRACTICAL UNITS.
THE TEC WAS SET UP IN 1973 BY THE UK GOVERNMENT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES FOR SCHEMES OF TECHNICIAN EDUCATION IN ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO MEET BOTH THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF INDUSTRY.
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF TEC ARE RECOGNISED FOR QUALIFYING OR EXEMPTION PURPOSES BY MANY PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICIAN BODIES IN UK.
THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES HAVE SUBMITTED 10 MORE STUDY PROGRAMMES TO TEC FOR VALIDATION. THESE PROGRAMMES ARE IN THE DISCIPLINES OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIR, TEXTILE AND KNITWEAR TECHNOLOGY, TEXTILE COLOURATION AND AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING.
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