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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1992

ON

FOUR IN-SERVICE

ALSO FROM NEXT YEAR, FEES WILL BE CHARGED COURSES FOR TEACHER TRAINING (ICTT) WHICH LEAD TO A FORMAL TEACHER QUALIFICATION.

THE FEE LEVELS FOR THESE COURSES WILL RANGE FROM $1,580 $3,610 IN 1993-94, AND $2,010 TO $4,580 IN 1994-95.

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DETAILS OF THE FER INCREASES WILL BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY.

COMMENTING ON THE REVISED FEES FOR FULL-TIME TEACHER TRAINING COURSES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE COST OF PROVIDING THESE COURSES IS INCREASING EVERY YEAR.

"THE GOVERNMENT'S ESTABLISHED POLICY IS THAT STUDENTS SHOULD BEAR A REASONABLE SHARE OF THE COST," HE SAID.

"THIS SHARE, SIMILAR TO MOST OTHER FEES FOR EDUCATION SERVICES,

19 18 PER CENT OF THE COSTS.

"TO LIMIT ANNUAL INCREASES TO REASONABLE LEVELS, THIS WILL BE PHASED IN OVER FIVE YEARS, THAT IS BY 1997-98.

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AS REGARDS THE DECISION TO CHARGE FEES FOR THE PART-TIME ICTT COURSES WHICH ARE AT PRESENT OFFERED FREE. THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THESE COURSES, LIKE THE PRE-SERVICE COURSES, LEAD TO A FORMAL TEACHER QUALIFICATION WHICH WOULD OPEN UP PROSPECTS FOR A LIFE-LONG CAREER.

SINCE FEES ARE ALREADY CHARGED FOR PRE-SERVICE COURSES, IT IS ONLY REASONABLE THAT IN-SERVICE COURSES LEADING TO A RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION SHOULD ALSO BE CHARGED FOR, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BR

GIVEN TO PRE-SERVICE STUDENTS WHO NEED IT.

"THE ENHANCED SCHEME OF GRANTS AND LOANS INTRODUCED IN 1990 FOR COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE.

"HOWEVER,

PARTICIPANTS IN

SUCH ASSISTANCE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO IN-SERVICE COURSES AS THEY WILL BE WAGE-EARNING TEACHERS ABLE TO PAY THEIR OWN WAY, HE SAID.

SECOND CHANCE TO BE TEACHERS

SECONDARY 7 GRADUATES WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE то APPLY FOR THE TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSE AT THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO RUN ANOTHER RECRUITMENT

DRIVE AFTER RECEIVING MANY ENQUIRIES FROM THE GRADUATES.

"THIS IS APPLICABLE TO THE ENGLISH COURSE ONLY," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

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