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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1987

GOOD JOB PROSPECTS FOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE GRADUATES

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF GRADUATES OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL'S TECHNICAL INSTITUTES LAST YEAR WAS ENCOURAGING, WITH NEARLY TWO-THIRDS GETTING A JOB WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF GRADUATION, A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE COUNCIL REVEALED THAT 66 PER CENT OF THE 3 405 GRADUATES OF FULL-TIME COURSES IN THE 1985-86 ACADEMIC YEAR WERE EMPLOYED WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF GRADUATION COMPARED WITH 68 PER CENT IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES PURSUING FURTHER FULL-TIME STUDIES INCREASED FROM 19 PER CENT TO 24 PER CENT.

THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWED THAT 47 PER CENT OF EMPLOYED GRADUATES HAD TAKEN UP WORK ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETION OF THEIR STUDIES. IN 1985, THE FIGURE WAS 38 PER CENT.

THE RESULT OF THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT THE GRADUATES WERE READILY ACCEPTED BY COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND MOST HAD BEEN ABLE TO GET JOBS RELATED TO THEIR COURSE OF STUDY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

AMONG THOSE EMPLOYED, 45 PER CENT WERE IN THE MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, 50 PER CENT IN COMMERCE AND SERVICING SECTORS, THREE PER CENT IN GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENT-SUBVENTED BODIES WHILE THE REST WERE IN PUBLIC UTILITY SECTORS SUCH AS THE GAS AND BUS COMPANIES.

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY OF EMPLOYED GRADUATES AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY WAS ABOUT $2 500 FOR DIPLOMA COURSE STUDENTS, #2 400 FOR CERTIFICATE COURSE STUDENTS AND #1 800 FOR CRAFT COURSE STUDENTS.

*THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO PURSUED FURTHER FULL-TIME STUDIES WERE EITHER ABSORDED BY THE POLYTECHNICS OR RE-ADMITTED TO HIGH LEVEL COURSES OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

DETAILS ON TRENCH FUND GRANTS FOR 1987-88

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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS CONCERNING APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FROM THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION IN 1987-88 WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, 11TH FLOOR, WING ON CENTRE, 111 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. IT WILL START AT 3 PM.

THE CHAIRMAN

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