WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1991
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VTC OFFERS MORE THAN 69,000 TRAINING PLACES FOR NEEDED
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THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC) HAS PROVIDED MORE
YEARS IN COURSES DESIGNED FOR 69,000 PLACES DURING THE PAST THREE
NEW ENTRANTS ΤΟ THE BOTH PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYMENT MARKET -AND FOR IN-SERVICE WORKERS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON JOHN CHAN, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI.
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18 MR CHAN SAID AMONG THE 69,000 PLACES IN THE VTC'S CENTRES, ABOUT 22,000 WERE CONSIDERED TO BE PARTICULARLY SUITED TO .IN- SERVICE WORKERS WHO WISHED EITHER TO UPGRADE OR OR BE TRAINED IN ANOTHER INDUSTRY.
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THEIR SKILLS
RELATED TO TRAINING
THE MORE POPULAR OF THESE LATTER COURSES IN THE WELDING, PLASTICS, PRINTING AND HOTEL INDUSTRIES, HE SAID.
MR CHAN MENTIONED IN THIS CONNECTION THAT PEOPLE WERE FREE CHOOSE THEIR OCCUPATIONS.
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WORKERS SOUGHT ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT FOR A WIDE VARIETY REASONS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES AND THE RELOCATION OF LABOUR-INTENSIVE PRODUCTION PROCESSES OUTSIDE HONG KONG WAS NOT THE ONLY OR NECESSARILY THE MAIN REASONS, HE NOTED.
MR CHAN ADDED THAT THE STRONG DEMAND FOR MANPOWER: IN 7.THE
IN THOSE SERVICES SECTORS, AND THE FACT THAT EARNINGS
SECTORS WERE GENERALLY HIGHER THAN IN MANUFACTURING, HAD ALSO PROVIDED A STIMULUS FOR MANUFACTURING WORKERS TO CHANGE JOBS.
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REGARDING THE VTC'S SUBSIDY OFFERED ΤΟ WORKERS ENROLLED FOR THE TRAINING COURSES, MR CHAN SAID THE CURRENT POLICY OF THE VTC WAS TO PAY AN ALLOWANCE OF $150 A WEEK TO TRAINEES ATTENDING FULL-TIME COURSES IN ITS INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRES.
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THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUCH ALLOWANCES PAID DURING THE PAST YEARS WAS ABOUT $30 MILLION, HE SAID.
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HOWEVER, MR CHAN STRESSED THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE ΤΟ WHAT PROPORTION OF THIS AMOUNT WAS PAID TO TRAINEES WHO
TELL WERE
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IN-SERVICE WORKERS.
THE RATE OF ALLOWANCE WAS REVIEWED FROM TIME VTC BUT WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY LINKED TO THE CONSUMER ADDED.
ΤΟ TIME BY THE PRICE INDEX,
HE
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