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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1979

TEC PROGRAMMES GEARED TO MEET NEEDS OF LOCAL INDUSTRY

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ALL OF THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES' PROGRAMMES VALIDATED BY THE LONDON-BASED TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL (TEC) ARE CAREFULLY GEARED TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL INDUSTRY, MR. DAN WATERS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

MR. WATERS WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SEMINAR FOR EDUCATORS AND MODERATORS OF TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL PROGRAMMES ORGANSIED JOINTLY BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.

HE SAID ALL THE PROGRAMMES WERE FIRST SUBMITTED TO THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL FOR ITS VIEWS IN ADDITION TO ABOUT 150 INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS DIRECT.

+A NUMBER OF THESE ORGANSIATIONS REPLIED MAKING USEFUL SUGGESTIONS AND OUR PROGRAMMES WERE THEN MODIFIED ACCORDINGLY,+ MR. WATERS SAID.

TODAY, THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ARE RUNNING 14 PROGRAMMES VALIDATED BY TEC IN THE FIELDS OF BUILDING, CIVIL ENGINEERING, KNITTING AND KNITWEAR TECHNOLOGY, MECHANICAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING, MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEERING, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIRS, TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY AND COLOURATION.

IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE TEC WILL BE APPROACHED FOR FURTHER RECOGNITION OF 12 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMES IN THE AREAS OF BUILDING ENGINEERING SERVICES, CIVIL ENGINEERING (WATER SUPPLY), CLOTHING, ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, PRINTING AND PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING.

AT PRESENT ABOUT 2 500 STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ARE UNDERTAKING TEC PROGRAMMES.

MR. WATERS SAID1 +IT IS OUR INTENTION IN THE FUTURE THAT IF A STUDENT STUDIES RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN DEPTH IN A SCHOOL, HE MAY OBTAIN EXEMPTION FROM RELATED SUBJECTS WHEN HE UNDERTAKES A PROGRAMME AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.+

THE SEMINAR IS BEING CONDUCTED BY MR. FRANK FIDGEON, DEPUTY CHIEF OFFICER OF THE TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW, THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE IN QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. ITS AIMS ARE TO DEFINE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE TEC EXTERNAL MODERATION SYSTEM AND THE ROLE OF THE TEC EXTERNAL MODERATOR- AND TO GIVE ADVICE ON EXTERNAL MODERATION FOR TEC APPROVED PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND THE POLYTECHNIC,

THE SEMINAR WILL THEN MOVE OVER TO THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC FOR TWO DAYS ON DECEMBER 7 AND 10.

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