WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1982
CHANCE FOR TEACHERS TO ACHIEVE +QUALIFIED STATUS
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A NEWLY STRUCTURED THREE-YEAR PART-TIME IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IS BEING CONDUCTED THIS SEPTEMBER AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.
THE COURSE WILL CATER FOR TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN AIDED OR PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHO, ALTHOUGH SUITABLY QUALIFIED ACADEMICALLY, DO NOT POSSESS THE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS TO MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR CLASSIFICATION AS +QUALIFIED TEACHERS.+
OTHER TEACHERS SUCH AS PART-TIME, SUPPLY, SECONDARY SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN AND EVENING CLASS TEACHERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE COURSE, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
CLASSES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE AND NO TUITION FEES ARE PAYABLE, HE SAID.
CONTENTS OF THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE LECTURES, TUTORIALS AND SUPERVISION OF TEACHING OVER THREE ACADEMIC YEARS, AT THE END OF WHICH CERTIFICATES ACCORDING QUALIFIED TEACHERS STATUS ARE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE.
TRAINEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THREE TWO-HOUR SESSIONS PER WEEK FROM 4.30 PM TO 6.30 PM ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE FULL-TIME PERMITTED OR REGISTERED TEACHERS IN AIDED OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS, OR GRADUATES OF HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE FROM 1970 ONWARDS, HONG KONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE (POST SECONDARY SECTION) FROM 1976 ONWARDS, OR LINGNAN COLLEGE FROM 1979 ONWARDS.
FINAL YEAR STUDENTS OF THE THREE ABOVE MENTIONED POST- SECONDARY COLLEGES ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED OF APPLICANTS ARE FIVE SUBJECTS AT GRADE E OR ABOVE, INCLUDING CHINESE LANGUAGE IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION OR ITS EQUIVALENT.
APPLICATION FORMS AND GUIDANCE NOTES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, THIRD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG, AND GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, 42 GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON.
COMPLETED FORMS IN DUPLICATE, TOGETHER WITH PHOTO COPIES OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION JOINT SELECTION BOARD AND FORWARDED TO GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BY 5 PM ON MARCH 5.
TEACHERS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR FORMS THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS, AND FINAL YEAR STUDENTS OF THE THREE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES THROUGH THEIR PRESIDENTS.
GRADUATES OF THE THREE COLLEGES SHOW D SUBMIT THE FORMS IN PERSON, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+APPLICATIONS FORWARDED BY POST, LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED, HE SAID,
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