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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1979

YOUNG MEN WANTED FOR PWD APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR YOUNG MEN OF AGE BETWEEN 14 AND 15 TO JOIN A COMPREHENSIVE CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME WHICH OFFERS BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR THE TRAINEES.

CANDIDATES SELECTED FOR THE SCHEME WILL RECEIVE FOUR YEARS TRAINING AS CRAFTSMEN IN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL FIELD AND BE ENTITLED TO A MONTHLY WAGE BETWEEN $530 AND $810 WITH ANNUAL PAID LEAVE AND FREE MEDICAL CARE.

AFTER THE APPRENTICES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSE THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT AS ARTISAN II IN GOVERNMENT WITH A STARTING SALARY OF $1 330.

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF APPRENTICES AT THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE OF PWD, MR. OR KIN-MAN SAID: +PROMOTION PROSPECTS FOR ARTISANS ARE GOOD. THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION TO WORKS SUPERVISOR OR EVEN MORE SENIOR POSTS DEPENDING ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE.+

MR. OR WHO BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A GOVERNMENT APPRENTICE IS NOW A CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER.

+ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, APPRENTICES ARE ALSO FREE TO JOIN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN WHICH WELL-TRAINED CRAFTSMEN ARE IN GREAT DEMAND, MR. OR SAID.

RECRUITMENT FOR THIS APPRENTICESHIP COURSE IS NOW UNDERWAY AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 14 AND 15 WITH A MINIMUM OF PRIMARY SIX EDUCATION STANDARD ARE WELCOME TO APPLY WITH FORMS OBTAINABLE AT ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, AND PWD'S ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE IN CAROLINE HILL ROAD, HONG KONG.

ABOUT 150 APPRENTICES WILL BE RECRUITED THIS YEAR.

THE FOUR-YEAR APPRENTICESHIP CONSISTS OF BOTH BASIC AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.

DURING THE FIRST YEAR APPRENTICES WILL HAVE TO ATTEND A SIX-MONTH FULL-TIME ENGINEERING CRAFT COURSE AT MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SIX MONTHS BASIC TRAINING IN THE APPRENTICE TRAINING CENTRE AT CAROLINE HILL.

IN THE FOLLOWING THREE YEARS, THEY WILL RECEIVE FURTHER TRAINING IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT WORKSHOPS AND PLANTS AS WELL AS ATTENDING PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.

THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON BENCH FITTING, MACHINE TOOLS, WELDING, ELECTRONICS AND SHEET METAL WORK.

+EVERY MAJOR ARTISAN TRADE HAS BEEN COVERED TO PROVIDE APPRENTICES WITH A BROAD ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE, MR. OR SAID.

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