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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1984

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PART-TIME TRAINING COURSES FOR TEACHERS ******

PART-TIME IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES ARE BEING ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS.

THESE FREE COURSES WILL START IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR CATERING FOR TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN AIDED OR PRIVATE SCHOOL S WHO, ALTHOUGH SUITABLY QUALIFIED ACADEMICALLY, DO NOT POSSESS THE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AS +QUALIFIED TEACHERS+.

ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE LECTURES, TUTORIALS AND TEACHING SUPERVISION, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATES ACCORDING TO THE IR QUALIFIED TEACHERS STATUS.

PART-TIME, SUPPLY, KINDERGARTEN AND EVENING CLASS TEACHERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE COURSES, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

THE COURSE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IS OF THREE YEARS' DURATION AND WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CHINESE.

THERE WILL BE TWO TYPES OF COURSES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: A TWO-YEAR PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSE AND A THREE-YEAR PART-TIME EVENING COURSE, EACH BEING DIVIDED INTO THE CHINESE AND ENGLISH SECTIONS.

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 FROM 1976 ONWARDS, OR LINGNAN COLLEGE, HONG KONG FROM 1979 ONWARDS.

FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS OF THESE THREE POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPLICANTS WISHING TO TAKE THE THREE-YEAR EVENING COURSE ARE FIVE SUBJECTS AT GRADE E OR ABOVE IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION, INCLUDING THE LANGUAGE USED AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE COURSE,

APPLICANTS FOR THE TWO-YEAR DAY RELEASE COURSE MUST BE GRADUATES OF HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE (FROM 1970), HONG KONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE (FROM 1976) OR LINGNAN COLLEGE (FROM 1979), OR FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS IN ANY OF THESE COLLEGES.

THE PRIMARY COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WHILE THE SECONDARY (CHINESE) AND SECONDARY (ENGLISH) COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION RESPECTIVELY.

APPLICATION FORMS AND GUIDANCE NOTES MAY NOW BE OBTAINED FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEE GARDENS, 3/F, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG, ITS KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE AT KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 6/F, 405 NATHAN ROAD, AND THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.

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