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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1983

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+THOSE TEACHERS' LESSONS ARE NOW VERY LIVELY AND THE PUPILS ENJOY ENGLISH FAR MORE THAN BEFORE, HE SAID.

DURING TODAY'S CEREMONY MR HAYE ALSO INTRODUCED TO THE GATHERING THE NEW HEAD OF THE ILE, DR VERNER BICKLEY.

AN INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED LINGUIST, DR BICKLEY IS THE FORMER HEAD OF THE EAST-WEST CENTRE'S CULTURE LEARNING INSTITUTE AT HONOLULU.

DISABLED YOUTHS GET SKILLS CERTIFICATES *****

NINE DISABLED YOUNG PERSONS HAVE OBTAINED SKILLS CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCE, WHICH SERVE AS A RECOGNITION OF THEIR ATTAINMENT IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

THEY HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED A TWO-YEAR SYSTEMATIC SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMME AT THE KWUN TONG SKILLS CENTRE FOR THE DISABLED AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A TEST SET AT INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS.

+THE SUCCESS OF GRADUATES HAS PROVED BEYOND DOUBT THAT, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, MANY DISABLED PERSONS CAN OBTAIN AN EMPLOYABLE SKILL, MR MORRIS MORGAN, DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, SAID AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE CERTIFICATES TODAY.

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TWENTY TRAINEES ENROLLED IN THE PART-TIME EVENING TRAINING PROGRAMMES ON ELECTRONICS, CLOTHING AND BASIC COPYTYPING HAD TAKEN A TEST. NINE TRAINÉES PASSED IN CLOTHING AND BASIC COPY- TYPING.

THE TEST PAPERS WERE PRESENTED TO THE RELEVANT INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARDS OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL FOR COMMENTS AND WERE MARKED BY INDEPENDENT EXPERTS SKILLED IN THE SUBJECTS.

EACH GRADUATE HAD TO ATTEND AN INTENSIVE COURSE ON PRACTICAL SKILL AND THEORY.

+A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE IS A PROOF THAT THE DISABLED HOLDER POSSESSES A SKILL WHICH IS COMPETITIVE ALONGSIDE THAT OF HIS ABLE-BODIED COUNTERPART IN THE SEARCH FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRY OR COMMERCE, + MR MORGAN SAID,

EMPLOYERS' CONFIDENCE ON THE CAPABILITIES OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS WILL BE STRENGTHENED AS WELL, HE ADDED.

THIS MILESTONE IN THE CERTIFICATION FOR DISABLED TRAINEES WILL ENHANCE AND EXTEND THEIR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS.

EXAMINATION FOR TRAINEES ENROLLED IN FULL-TIME TRAINING COURSES WILL BE ARRANGED IN NEXT SUMMER.

THERE ARE ABOUT 250 TRAINEES AT THE CENTRE RECEIVING VARIOUS LEVELS OF FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME TRAINING IN CLOTHING, BUSINESS PRACTICE, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRONICS, FABRICATION, ETC.

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