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SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1981

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SURVEY ON NEED FOR INSTRUCTORS

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THE COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTOR TRAINING OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL WILL BEGIN CONDUCTING A FOURTH SURVEY OF INSTRUCTORS TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO DETERMINE THE MANPOWER NEEDS FOR INSTRUCTORS IN

INDUSTRIES, EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND TO UP-DATE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE PREVIOUS SURVEY CONDUCTED TWO YEARS AGO.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COUNCIL SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE SURVEY- SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED ON THE 29TH OF THIS MONTH COVERS ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED FROM THE MAJOR INDUSTRIES, EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

ITS AIM IS TO ASCERTAIN THE EXISTING NUMBER OF INSTRUCTORS AND TRAINING OFFICERS EMPLOYED, THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES, AND TO OBTAIN A FORECAST OF ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTORS AND TRAINING OFFICERS NEEDED FOR THE TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THE SURVEY.

EXPLANATORY LETTERS TOGETHER WITH QUESTIONNAIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS.

INTERVIEWING OFFICERS WILL VISIT THE INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO ANSWER QUERIES, ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE, AND COLLECT THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES.

EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARMENTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMITTEE BY A PRE-PAID ENVELOPE BEFORE AUGUST 20.

THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT.

THE SPOKESMAN URGED EMPLOYERS SELECTED FOR THE SURVEY TO CO-OPERATE BY PROVIDING THE REQUIRED INFORMATION WHICH WILL ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO DRAW UP RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRAINING OF INSTRUCTORS TO INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT.

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