THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1980
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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY NEEDS EDUCATION AND TRAINING SUPPORT
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BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO THE INDUSTRY AND HAVE JOINTLY DONE A LOT TOWARDS THEIR PROVISION, MR GEOFFREY YEH, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY SAID THIS EVENING.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION OF TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL (TEC) AWARDS TO 161 GRADUATES OF THE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENTS IN MORRISON HILL AND HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY NEEDS AN INDUSTRIOUS AND HARDWORKING WORKFORCE TO ENSURE PRODUCTIVITY AND THE QUALITY OF WORK IT PRODUCES, MR YEH SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THIS +CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH SUITABLE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ADEQUATELY PROVIDED.+
A NUMBER OF RELEVANT COURSES WERE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE OLD TECHNICAL COLLEGE, AND LATER IN THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES,
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY WAS SET UP IN 1975, WHICH IN TURN ESTABLISHED THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE IN 1977.
+HOWEVER, THE CENTRE CAN ONLY ACCOMMODATE 720 TRAINEES. THERE IS THUS AN URGENT NEED FOR A SECOND CENTRE.
+ IT IS GRATIFYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS THIS SCHEME AND THIS SECOND CENTRE IS DUE TO BE BUILT AT KWAI CHUNG,+ MR YEH SAID.
HE CONGRATULATED THE GRADUATES WHO RECEIVED THE AWARDS AND SAID IT WAS HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT THAT THE TEC PROGRAMMES THEY UNDERTOOK WERE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, MR DAN WATERS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) SAID ALL THE TEC COURSES RUN IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WERE EXTERNALLY MODERATED.
+ THE DETAILS OF OUR COURSES ARE SUBMITTED TO TEC WHO CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZED EVERY ASPECT OF EACH PROGRAMME TO MAKE SURE THAT STANDARDS ARE SAFEGUARDED, HE SAID,
+WE ALSO WELCOME COMMENTS AND CRITICISM FROM EMPLOYERS AS WELL AS FEED-BACK FROM STUDENTS,+ MR WATERS SAID.
BY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR IT IS EXPECTED THAT 28 TECHNICIAN PROGRAMMES RUN BY TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WOULD BE VALIDATED BY TEC, HE SAID.
THE 161 GRADUATES RECEIVING THE CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS ARE THE FIRST GROUP OF STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM TO RECEIVE TEC AWARDS.
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