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FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1984,

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BETTER CAREERS GUIDANCE OFFERED YOUTHS

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS DONE ITS BEST TO KEEP ITS PROMISE OF PROVIDING MORE SOPHISTICATED TRAINING FOR CAREERS TEACHERS IN PARALLEL WITH THE STRENGTHENING OF CAREERS GUIDANCE TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY MR RON BRIDGE, COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, AT THE CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE FIRST CAREERS TEACHERS TRAINING COURSE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

MR BRIDGE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD OBTAINED THE HELP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IN ORGANISING THE SECOND COURSE WHICH WOULD BEGIN IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.

THE PRACTICAL ELEMENT OF THE COURSE HAD BEEN REINFORCED BY INTRODUCING ADDITIONAL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS AND LECTURING

SESSIONS, AND ARRANGING FOR THE COURSE MEMBERS TO VISIT COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, HE SAID.

+THESE ITEMS HAVE PROVED MOST EFFECTIVE IN UPDATING THEIR PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF CAREERS WORK. +

MR BRIDGE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD ALSO BEEN SENDING OFFICERS TO VARIOUS OVERSEAS COUNTRIES TO STUDY THEIR CAREERS GUIDANCE MACHINERY IN ORDER TO BRING HONG KONG'S CAREERS SERVICE UP TO

INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.

+ I AM SURE THESE COLLEAGUES WILL BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TOWARDS THE TRAINING OF CAREERS TEACHERS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF CAREERS EDUCATION AS A RESULT OF THESE VISITS,+ MR BRIDGE ADDED.

MR BRIDGE APPEALED TO CAREERS TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT TO THE SECOND TRAINING COURSE.

ALSO SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE SAID CAREERS EDUCATION CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD RECENTLY ACQUIRED A COMPUTER, ENABLING STUDENTS TO GAIN MORE READY ACCESS TO CAREERS INFORMATION.

MR HAYE SAID THAT THE USE OF COMPUTERS FACILITATED DATA COLLECTION AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION, AND ALSO GREATLY ASSISTED IN CAREERS ADVICE.

+THE APPLICATION OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY TO GUIDANCE IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE, AND THE USE OF FILM STRIPS, FILMS, SLIDE TAPES AND AUD 10-VISUAL AIDS MUST MAKE PRESENTATION OF CAREERS ADVICE AS IMPRESSIVE AND LIVELY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS,+ HE SAID.

/HR HAYE