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MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1982

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COURSE TO HELP TEACHERS BRUSH UP TEACHING SKILLS

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TECHNICAL TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND A ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME SUPPLEMENTARY COURSE IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.

THE COURSE IS BEING OFFERED BY THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE FOR NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED TWO YEARS FULL-TIME TRAINING IN TEACHING TECHNICAL SUBJECTS.

+PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE TWO YEARS' FULL- TIME POST-TRAINING TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND HAVE RECEIVED SOME TRAINING IN TEACHING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY,+ AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE COURSE WILL HAVE A CORE OF STUDIES IN EDUCATION, EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY, LANGUAGE SKILLS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMES WHICH ALL STUDENTS MUST FOLLOW, HE SAID.

IN ADDITION, EACH STUDENT WILL STUDY, IN DEPTH, SUBJECT AREAS RELATED TO TEACHING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY IN FORMS 1 TO 3.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THEIR SALARY AND INCREMENT IN THE NORMAL WAY AND THE COURSE WILL COUNT AS SERVICE OR EXPERIENCE.

IN THE CASE OF AN AIDED SCHOOL TEACHER BEING ACCEPTED TO THE COURSE, THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE PREPARED TO PAY THE SALARY OF A TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND THE COURSE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

AIDED SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL ALSO HAVE TO SIGN AN UNDERTAKING TO TEACH FULL-TIME IN HONG KONG SCHOOLS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE VIA HEADS OF SCHOOLS FROM THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE AT 373 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI; AND THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIVISION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, FIFTH FLOOR, HONG KONG.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE REQUESTED TO RETURN COMPLETED FORMS, UNDER CONFIDENTIAL COVER, TO THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER TECHNICAL 2)

{ OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIVISION ON OR BEFORE MARCH 27.

ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE ON 5-745311.

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