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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1987

HE NOTED THAT YEAS, IN PROVIDING A CAREERS GUIDANCE SERVICE, HAD PUBLISHED A RANGE OF PAMPHLETS AND ORGANISED ANNUALLY A CAREERS EXHIBITION, A CAREERS QUIZ AND A WORK ORIENTATION PROGRAMME TO ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE TO CHOOSE A CAREER BEST SUITED TO THEIR INTERESTS AND ABILITIES.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, IT HAD ORGANISED IN 1986/87 SEVEN CAREERS DAYS IN TWO TRAINING CENTRES AND FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES SO AS TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND BETTER THE TYPES OF COURSES AND THE TRAINING FACILITIES PROVIDED THERE.

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MR CHEN ALSO COMMENTED ON THE

IN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LOCAL MARKET WHICH, HE SAID, WOULD HAVE AFFECTED THE ASPIRATIONS AND CHOICE OF CAREERS OF YOUNG SCHOOL LEAVERS IN VARIOUS DEGREES.

HE HOPED THAT THE SEMINAR WOULD PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE MORE CLOSELY AND TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE AND VIEWS ON CAREERS GUIDANCE.

OFFICIATED AT TEACHERS WAS

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, WHO ALSO THE OPENING CEREMONY SAID THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CAREERS GETTING GREATER AND GREATER IN THE FAST CHANGING SOCIETY.

HE SAID CAREERS TEACHERS MUST BE FULLY AWARE OF THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE AND THE IMPACT OF SUCH UPON THEIR STUDENTS.

"CLEARLY FREQUENT PARTICIPATION IN CAREERS VISIT, DISCUSSION SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND TRAINING COURSES WILL UPDATE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN CAREERS GUIDANCE.

"IT WILL ALSO KEEP CAREERS TEACHERS ABREAST OF CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN SOCIETY.

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HE PLEDGED THAT THE CAREERS EDUCATION SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT WHICH HAD BEEN UPDATING AND REPLENISHING VARIOUS INFORMATION FOR THE REFERENCE OF TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS, WOULD JOIN HANDS WITH THE CAREERS TEACHERS IN FACING THE LATEST CHANGES AND NEEDS SO AS TO

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN GUIDANCE

WORK.

RENDER

THE ONE-DAY SEMINAR FEATURED CAREERS EDUCATION AND ASPIRATIONS OF YOUNG SCHOOL LEAVERS IN THE 80'S. GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDED DR LEUNG KWOK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND MR YING WANG-BUN OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

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