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SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1992

A

ABOUT 700 PERSONS

BRANCH SAID UNDER CAN BE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER

TOTAL OF PROGRAMME, THE RETRAINING RETRAINED IN A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.

SAID THE EXISTING INDUSTRY TRAINING THE

AS REGARDS THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, HE TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY ALREADY COVER A WIDE SPECTRUM OF THE SKILLS REQUIRED BY INDUSTRY.

THERE IS

EXTRA RETRAINING, HE SAID.

CAPACITY

FOR WORKERS WHO ARE IN

NEED OF

CHAIRMANSHIP

THE

"THE PROVISIONAL RETRAINING FUND BOARD, UNDER THE

AND MANPOWER, IS EDUCATION

STUDYING OF THE SECRETARY FOR POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING RETRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR OTHER TRADES,

PARTICULARLY

THE OF THE

"BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT PROGRAMMES, THE RESPONSE OF WORKERS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RETRAINING, SCHEME WILL BE EXPANDED IN TERMS OF THE QUANTITY AND VARIETY COURSES OFFERED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

APPLICANTS

MEETING THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MAY BE THE TRAINING OR RETRAINING PROGRAMMES :

ADMITTED ΤΟ

* AGED ABOVE 30

OR SHIFT HAS BEEN ABOLISHED, OR POSITION WORK IS AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO DO; AND

* HAVE BEEN WITH THE SAME EMPLOYER OR INDUSTRY FOR AT LEAST TWO JOB YEARS AND HAVE LOST THEIR JOB OR ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR BECAUSE THEIR PLANT OR BUSINESS HAS CLOSED DOWN OR MOVED THEIR

NOT

OR ENOUGH

* HAVE THE NECESSARY APTITUDE, EDUCATION AND PHYSIQUE

BY THE RELEVANT RETRAINING PROGRAMMES,

REQUIRED

AN

BE

TO PAID

WORKERS

OF $2,800 PER MONTH WILL ALLOWANCE UNDERGOING TRAINING TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE

SERVICES

DEPARTMENT LABOUR

PLACEMENT

WILL OF

AND SELECTION PROVIDE

FOR THE SUPPORTING TRAINEES. DETAILS FOR APPLICATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.

FIRST THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE COSTS OF THE PILOT SCHEME FOR THE

INCLUDE $4.2 SIX MONTHS IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $14.3 MILLION WHICH MILLION TRAINING ALLOWANCE.

BY A FINANCED

LEVY IMPOSED ON HE SAID THE SCHEME IS TO BE EMPLOYERS IMPORTING WORKERS UNDER THE LABOUR IMPORTATION SCHEME.

"PENDING THE SETTING UP OF A STATUTORY FUND FOR THE SCHEME, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED A RECOVERABLE ADVANCE OF $50 MILLION TO THE SPOKESMAN ENABLE THE SCHEME TO BE LAUNCHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,'

"

SAID.

/"THIS SUM