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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1992

19 RETRAINING COURSES OPEN FOR APPLICATION

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NINETEEN RETRAINING COURSES IN VARIOUS SECTORS WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND A HIGH DEMAND FOR IMPORTED LABOUR ARE NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING BOARD SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE COURSES ARE:

* SERVICE SECTOR

WAITER/WAITRESS IN CHINESE RESTAURANTS, JUNIOR COOK

(ROASTED

FOOD), HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING, BASIC RETAIL SALES TECHNIQUES, BASIC STOCKKEEPING;

* COMPUTER AND OFFICE WORK

COMPUTERISED CHINESE TYPESETTING, OFFICE ASSISTANT TRAINING;

* CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

DECORATIVE JOINERY, DECORATIVE PAINTING, DECORATIVE MARBLE WORK, CONSTRUCTION PURCHASER AND STOREKEEPER, CONSTRUCTION SITE CLERK; AND

* CLOTHING INDUSTRY

SHIPPING AND DOCUMENTATION, SAMPLE MAKING, GARMENT FITTING ALTERATION, OFFSHORE QUALITY CONTROL, SAMPLING FOR KNITWEAR AND CLOTHING MATERIALS PLANNING AND PURCHASING, COMPUTER AIDED SKETCHING, GRADING AND MARKER LAYING.

THE COURSES ARE ORGANISED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF RESTAURANT MANAGERS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, HONG KONG CHRISTIAN AID, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY, CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AND THE CARITAS ADULT AND HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE.

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"DURATION OF THE COURSES RANGE FROM TWO то 20 WEEKS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. "TWO OF THEM WILL START ON DECEMBER 8 AND THE REST EARLY NEXT YEAR.

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PERMANENT HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE SAME EMPLOYER OR IN THE SAME INDUSTRY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS MAY APPLY FOR THE COURSES.

"PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO WORKERS WHO ARE AGED 30 AND WHO ARE OUT OF WORK OR DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH WORK то SPOKESMAN SAID.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT BRANCH OFFICES LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.

AN ALLOWANCE OF $2,800

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OR ABOVE DO, THE

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OF THE

MONTH WILL BE GIVEN ΤΟ WORKERS UNDERGOING RETRAINING TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COURSES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OFFICES OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ON TEL 606 2145.

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