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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1988

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MORR YOUNG PEOPLE APPRENTICED IN INDUSTRY

FOR TRAINING AS SKILLED EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL

LAST YEAR WAS A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING WITH MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING UP APPRENTICESHIP PERSONNEL, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TECHNICAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

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A TOTAL OF 4,900 APPRENTICESHIP CONTRACTS WERE REGISTERED THE DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF NINE PER CENT AS COMPARED WITH 4,500 IN 1986.

"THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED APPRENTICES TRAINING IN VARIOUS TRADES TO ABOUT 9,900, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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THE RAPID GROWTH OF INDUSTRY LEADING TO THE INCREASING DEMAND OF SKILLED MANPOWER AND EMPLOYERS' AWARENESS OF APPRENTICESHIP AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF MANPOWER TRAINING WERE FACTORS IN THE INCREASE IN REGISTERED APPRENTICES, HE SAID.

THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES OPERATED BY THE THREE TRAINING AUTHORITIES - VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY ALSO HELPED THEIR GRADUATING TRAINEES то CONTINUE TRAINING BY JOINING AN

APPRENTICESHIP.

AN APPRENTICESHIP ENABLES YOUNG PEOPLE TO OBTAIN THREE TO FOUR YEARS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING WITH EMPLOYERS AND COMPLEMENTARY TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.

THE APPRENTICE PLACEMENT UNIT OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HELPED MORE THAN 2,000 YOUNG PEOPLE TO CET EMPLOYMENT AS APPRENTICES IN INDUSTRY LAST YEAR.

YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE SCHEME MAY CONTACT THE UNIT ON 5-8932341, EXT. 298.

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