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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1994

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"A CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT TRAINER TEACHERS MUST REACH AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT IN ACADEMIC STUDIES AND PRACTICAL TEACHING BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GRADUATE, MR LEUNG SAID.

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"IN TAKING OVER THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, THE HKIED IS COMMITTED NOT ONLY ΤΟ MAINTAINING BUT ALSO UPGRADING THE QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION," HE STRESSED.

FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR COMMENCING IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, HKIED WILL BE OFFERING FULL-TIME CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION COURSES TWO OR THREE YEARS IN DURATION.

THE

OF

THE TWO-YEAR COURSES ARE INTENDED FOR SECONDARY 7 LEAVERS SHOULD :

WHO

(1)

HAVE OBTAINED GRADE E OR ABOVE IN AT LEAST TWO SUBJECTS IN THE HONG KONG ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION OR EQUIVALENT; AND

(2)

HAVE OBTAINED, IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS, GRADE E OR. ABOVE IN AT LEAST SIX SUBJECTS INCLUDING CHINESE LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLLABUS A OR SYLLABUS B) AT THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (HKCEE), OF WHICH AT LEAST FOUR SUBJECTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN OBTAINED IN ONE SITTING; OR

EQUIVALENT.

IN ADDITION, A HIGHER ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT IS STIPULATED FOR CANDIDATES WISHING TO TEACH IN ENGLISH.

THE THREE-YEAR COURSES ARE INTENDED FOR SECONDARY 5 LEAVERS WHO SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED THE QUALIFICATIONS STIPULATED IN PARAGRAPH (2) ABOVE.

THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SCORE 11 OR MORE POINTS IN AT LEAST SIX SUBJECTS AT THE HKCEE.

CHINESE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

FOR ADMISSION TO TECHNICAL COLLEGES UNDER REVIEW

THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE ACADEMIC BOARD WILL CONSIDER IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF CHINESE SHOULD BECOME AN ESSENTIAL ENTRY SUBJECT, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

CHEUNG MAN-KWONG, CHANGING LANGUAGE

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MR LEUNG SAID THE MOVE WAS MADE IN THE LIGHT OF NEEDS, INCLUDING THE FUTURE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GRADUATES OF THE TECHNICAL COLLEGES.

HE NOTED IN

SETTING THE ADMISSION

REQUIREMENTS AND ENTRY ONLY CONSIDERED THOSE

QUALIFICATIONS, THE TWO TECHNICAL COLLEGES SUBJECTS WHICH HAD DIRECT RELEVANCE TO THE COURSES UNDER APPLICATION.

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