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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1979

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CHANCE TO BECOME TEACHERS OF TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS

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YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO WISH TO TAKE UP TEACHING AS THE IR CAREER CAN NOW APPLY FOR A TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COURSE IN EITHER DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY OR COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS.

RUN BY THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE COURSES WILL COMMENCE THIS SEPTEMBER.

+THE COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO TRAIN FORM V LEAVERS WITH THE APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL OR COMMERCIAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND TO BECOME QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

+STUDENTS NOW STUDYING IN FORM V MAY APPLY FOR ENTRY BUT NO FINAL DECISION ON THE IR ADMISSION WILL BE MADE UNTIL AFTER THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION RESULTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED,+ THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

DURING THE TWO YEARS OF TRAINING, STUDENTS WILL STUDY EDUCATION THEORIES INCLUDING EDUCATION PHILOSOPHIES AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, DESIGN, MATHEMATICS AND GENERAL SCIENCE.

TIME WILL ALSO BE ALLOCATED TO IMPROVE SPECIALIST SUBJECT MATTERS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, ACCOUNTANCY AND SECRETARYSHIP.

INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT AND VISITS WILL BE ARRANGED TO PROMOTE

STUDENTS' CONTACT WITH INDUSTRIES.

STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS BOTH COURSE WORK AND EXAMINATIONS AS WELL AS TEACHING PRACTICES BEFORE THEY CAN GRADUATE.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE AT 373 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE COLLEGE ON OR BEFORE MAY 31.

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