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WEDNESDAY, QUST 15, 1979

AUGUST

LABOUR DEPARTMENT OPERATING APPRENTICE PLACEMENT SERVICE

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FORMAL APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING IS AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG'S 10 MAJOR INDUSTRIES, AND YOUNG PEOPLE ASPIRING TO A CAREER IN INDUSTRY THROUGH AN APPRENTICESHIP MAY APPROACH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION HAS BEEN OPERATING AR APPRENTICE PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR ANY SUITABLY QUALIFIED YOUNG PERSON.

LAST YEAR, THE DIVISION ASSISTED ABOUT 2,000 YOUNG PEOPLE FINDING A CRAFT OR TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP, THE DURATION OF WHICH

IS USUALLY FOUR YEARS,

THESE APPRENTICES, APART FROM RECEIVING ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE FR EMPLOYERS, ALSO ATTEND RELATED TECHNICAL COURSES THREE TIMES PER WEEK – ONE DAY AND TWO EVENINGS – IN EITHER A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OR THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC,

+THEY ARE NOW USEFULLY EMPLOYED, EARNING A LIVING AND AT THE SAME TIME LEARNING THE TRADES THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID,

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE INDUSTRIES OFFERING CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING ARE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS AND SERVICING, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, CLOTHING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS AND TEXTILES.

THE ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP IS COMPLETION OF FORM ||| AND FOR TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP, COMPLETION OF FORM V WITH PASSES IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.

ON COMPLETION OF APPRENTICESHIP, APPRENTICES WILL BE AWARDED CERTIFICATES BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR CERTIFYING THEIR COMPETENCY IN THE TRADE OR OCCUPATION THEY HAVE CHOSEN.

ANY SUITABLY QUALIFIED YOUNGSTERS INTERESTED IN BEING TRAINED THROUGH AN APPRENTICESHIP MAY ENQUIRE AT THE DIVISION ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF ASIAN HOUSE, 1 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI.

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