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SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1987

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VTC TO OPEN MORE TRAINING CENTRES

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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL OPEN MORE TRAINING CENTRES THIS YEAR TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY, THE COUNCIL'S RETIRING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR MORRIS MORGAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

HE TOLD A GROUP OF CAREERS COUNSELLORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS THAT AN ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING TRAINING CENTRE WILL SOON BE OPERATIONAL, AND A JEWELLERY INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE WILL BE ESTABLISHED LATER THIS YEAR.

THE COUNCIL ALSO HAS PLANS TO SET UP A TRAINING CENTRE FOR THE BANKING INDUSTRY.

SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AT THE KWAI CHUNG TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX, MR MORGAN SAID HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE PROGRESS THE COUNCIL HAD MADE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN HONG KONG IN THE FIVE YEARS THAT HE SERVED AS ITS FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY SET UP 13 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES WHICH ARE HOUSED IN TWO COMPLEXES AT KOWLOON BAY AND KWAI CHUNG.

THESE CENTRES ADMIT BOTH FORM THREE AND FORM FIVE SCHOUL-LEAVERS TO FULL-TIME CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN COURSE.

TRAINING, CONDUCTED IN SIMULATED INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS, IS FREE AND TRAINEES ARE GIVEN AN ALLOWANCE TO HELP DEFRAY PART OF THEIR EXPENSES.

THERE IS ALSO AN EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICE TO ASSIST TRAINEES TO FIND JOBS IN INDUSTRY OR APPRENTICESHIPS TO ENABLE THEM TO RECEIVE FURTHER TRAINING ON THE JOB.

VOCALISTS INVITED FOR MASTER CLASS AUDITION

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THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH WILL BE SELECTING THREE YOUNG VOCALISTS TO PERFORM BEFORE WORLD RENOWNED VOCAL MASTER ROBERTA PETERS WHO WILL HOST A MASTER CLASS IN MARCH.

MISS PETERS, ACCLAIMED AS A SOPRANO OF CONSIDERABLE CHARM AND ACCURACY. HAS PERFORMED IN MANY COUNTRIES AND APPEARED FREQUENTLY ON TELEVISION, IN FILMS AND IN MUSICAL COMEDIES.

VOCALISTS WHO ARE UNDER 35 AND HAVE ATTAINED GRADE VIII (SINGING) IN THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC EXAMINATION ARE INVITED TO APPLY.