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TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1979

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SURVEY OF INSTRUCTORS *****

THE COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTOR TRAINING OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A THIRD SURVEY THIS MONTH TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS FOR INSTRUCTORS IN INDUSTRIES, EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING

INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND TO UP-DATE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED IN A SIMILAR SURVEY CONDUCTED TWO YEARS AGO.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN JULY 16 AND 31, COVER ING ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED FROM THE MAJOR INDUSTRIES, EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

IT IS AIMED AT ASCERTAINING, AMONG OTHER MATTERS, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

* THE EXISTING NUMBER OF INSTRUCTORS EMPLOYED=

* THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, AND

* A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTORS IN THE TWO YEARS

FOLLOWING THE SURVEY.

EXPLANATORY LETTERS TOGETHER WITH QUESTIONNAIRES WILL BE SENT TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE FIELD WORK.

DURING THE FIELD WORK, INTERVIEWING OFFICERS WILL VISIT THE INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO ANSWER QUERIES, ASSIST IN THE COMPLETION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE IF NECESSARY AND COLLECT COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRĖS.

THE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO RETURN COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMITTEE BEFORE JULY 31.

THE INFORMATION REQUIRED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.

THE COMMITTEE URGES EMPLOYERS SELECTED FOR THE SURVEY TO CO-OPERATE BY PROVIDING THE REQUIRED INFORMATION WHICH WILL ENABLE IT TO DRAW UP RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRAINING OF INSTRUCTORS TO INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT.

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