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TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1979

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JOB STANDARDS FOR BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY

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THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL HAS COMPILED A MANUAL OF JOB STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY.

THE MANUAL, PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WILL BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CENTRAL, TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT $16 A COPY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE TRAINING BOARD WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO ADVISE ON INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY,

THE TRAINING BOARD HAS REVIEWED AND REVISED THE MANUAL OF JOB STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN 1971. IT HAS ALSO PREPARED JOB STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL JOBS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS MANUAL, AND NEW PRINCIPAL JOBS AT TECHNICIAN AND CRAFT LEVELS.

THE REVIEW WAS NECESSARY IN VIEW OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND OTHER CHANGES WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL STANDARDS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IN THE MANUAL, THE TRAINING BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED JOB STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR 14 TECHNOLOGIST, EIGHT TECHNICIAN AND 17 CRAFT JOBS IN THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY. THE JOB STANDARDS SPECIFY THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING WHICH A PERSON WOULD REQUIRE IF HE WERE TO BE COMPETENT IN ANY ONE OF THESE JOBS.

IT WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES.

* TO ESTABLISH ADEQUATE AND UNIFORM STANDARDS OF SKILL

FOR THE PRINCIPAL JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY-

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TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS AND TRAINING ORGANISATIONS IN THE PLANNING OF RELEVANT COURSES

TO HELP EMPLOYERS IN THE INDUSTRY TO DRAW UP

SYSTEMATIC AND PRACTICAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR THEIR TRAINEES, AND

* TO HELP EMPLOYERS TO ASSESS THE COMPETENCE OF THEIR

WORKERS.

+THE TRAINING BOARD BELIEVES THAT THESE TRAINING

RECOMMENDATIONS, IF FOLLOWED, WILL UP-GRADE MANPOWER TRAINING IN THE INDUSTRY WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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