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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1979

TECHNICAL COURSES HELP DEVELOP WORKERS' POTENTIALS

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LOCAL EMPLOYERS SHOULD HELP DEVELOP THEIR WORKERS' POTENTIALS BY MAKING AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ATTEND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL'S COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS FOLLOWING A SURVEY OF PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES.

THE SURVEY WHICH COVERED 940 INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND 40 HOTELS WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE COMMITTEE LAST YEAR TO FIND OUT THE TYPES OF PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES THAT EMPLOYERS WOULD LIKE THEIR EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND IN THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.

THE REPORT ON THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY, IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, WILL BE ON SALE ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 15) AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $9 A COPY.

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE TRAINING COUNCIL'S COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE:

* TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS, RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

AND TRAINING BOARDS OF THE COUNCIL SHOULD REGULARLY ASSESS THE TRAINING NEEDS OF INDUSTRY AND REVIEW THE MERIT OF PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY-

* FOR THOSE APPRENTICES WHOSE EDUCATIONAL STANDARD IS

BELOW THAT SPECIFIED FOR ENTRY INTO PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES, THE COMMITTEE SUGGESTS THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD, AS AN INTERIM MEASURE, CONTINUE TO RUN SPECIAL REMEDIAL CLASSES TO RAISE THEIR STANDARD TO THE REQUIRED LEVEL=

* SUFFICIENT PLACES IN RELEVANT PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE

COURSES SHOULD ALWAYS BE MADE AVAILABLE IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS FOR APPRENTICES- AND

* MAJOR EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD ENCOURAGE THEIR

MEMBERS TO START ORGANISED APPRENTICE TRAINING AND MAKE USE OF THE FACILITIES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS.

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