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MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1981 -

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NEW CHANCES FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING

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PART-TIME IN-SERVICE COURSES OF TRAINING FOR TEACHERS (ICTT) IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE OFFERED ON BOTH A TWO-YEAR AND THREE-YEAR BASIS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

HOWEVER THERE WILL BE NO INTAKE TO ICTT COURSES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR, HE SAID.

THESE COURSES ARE PROVIDED BY COLLEGES OF EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS NOW EMPLOYED IN AIDED OR PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHO, ALTHOUGH SUITABLY QUALIFIED ACADEMICALLY, DO NOT POSSESS THE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS TO MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR CLASS IF ICATION AS +QUALIFIED TEACHERS+.

THE CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A POLICY STATEMENT ON ICTT COURSES CONTAINED IN THE 1978 WHITE PAPER ON SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE COURSES NOW OFFER A WIDER RANGE OF ELECTIVE SUBJECT AREAS. APPLICANTS, HOWEVER, SHOULD NOTE THAT THE ELECTIVES ART AND DESIGN, MUSIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ARE OFFERED ONLY ON THE THREE-YEAR COURSES.

CONTENTS OF THE COURSES INCLUDE LECTURES AND TUTORIALS, AND SUPERVISION OF PRACTICAL TEACHING OVER THE PERIOD OF TRAINING.

PARTICIPANTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSES WILL BE AWARDED CERTIFICATES ACCORDING QUALIFIED TEACHER STATUS.

SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WILL BE CONDUCTING THE COURSES IN CHINESE WHILE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WILL CONDUCT THEM IN ENGLISH.

NO TUITION FEES WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE TRAINING COURSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE TWO-YEAR COURSES WILL BE RUN ON A DAY-RELEASE BASIS ON WEDNESDAYS FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM WHILE THE THREE-YEAR COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THREE EVENINGS A WEEK FROM 4.30 PM TO 6.30 PM.

APPLICANTS SHOULD EITHER BE FULL-TIME PERMITTED OR REGISTERED TEACHERS IN PRIVATE OR AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS- GRADUATES OF HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE (FROM 1970), HONG KONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE (FROM 1976) OR LINGNAN COLLEGE, HONG KONG (FROM 1979)- OR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS AT THESE THREE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES,

ONLY GRADUATES OR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS OF THE THREE COLLEGES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE TWO-YEAR DAY-RELEASE COURSES.

THE MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE THREE-YEAR EVENING COURSES ARE FIVE SUBJECTS AT GRADE E OR ABOVE, INCLUDING THE LANGUAGE RELEVANT TO THE COURSE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION, IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION OR ITS EQUIVALENT.

SELECTION OF CANDIDATES WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION JOINT SELECTION BOARD.

/APPLICANTS WHO