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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1988

THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

THE BEST MEANS

THROUGH WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE MAY BRCOME QUALIFIED CRAFTSMEN AND

TECHNICIANS.

AN APPRENTICESHIP

SCHEME LASTS THREE TO FOUR YEARS AND CONSISTS OF PLANNED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

FORM 3 GRADUATES MAY JOIN CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES WHILE FORM 5 GRADUATES WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION MAY JOIN TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES.

A VARIETY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN MAJOR INDUSTRIES INCLUDING AUTOMOBILE, BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, CLOTHING, ELECTRICAL. ELECTRONICS, JEWELLERY, MACHINE SHOP WORKING, PLASTICS, PRINTING, TEXTILE AND SHIPBUILDING REPAIR.

AND METAL AND SHIP

TRAINEESHIP SCHEMES IN INSURANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY CONSISTING OF PRACTICAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

"SCHOOL-LEAVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE USE OF THE PLACEMENT SERVICE OF THE COUNCIL TO FIND TRAINING PLACES IN INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND SERVICES SECTORS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINEESHIP SCHEMES, PLEASE CONTACT THE APPRENTICE PLACEMENT UNIT OF THE COUNCIL AT 14TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG OR ON 5-8932341 EXT. 298.

REMINDER ON YEAR'S SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY FOR THIS YEAR FALLS ON AUGUST 29, THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKRSMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, EMPLOYEES SHALL BE GRANTED THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY ON THE ABOVE DATE IF EMPLOYERS HAVE NOT ALREADY FIXED THE DATE FOR THAT HOLIDAY AND THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE NOT REQUESTED IT TO BE ADDED то THEIR PAID ANNUAL LEAVE.

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