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Teachers require in government schools

The Education Department is inviting applications for teaching posts of Assistant Education Officer (AEO) and Certificated Master/Mistress (CM) in government primary and secondary schools..

A spokesman for the department today (Tuesday) said applicants for the AEO post should be holders of a Hong Kong degree or equivalent.

Final year students taking their degree examination, this summer may also apply for the post, the spokesman added.

For the post of CM, applicants should have a teachers' certificate from a Hong Kong college of education or the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College two-year or three-year full-time training course with appropriate elective subject or equivalent.

Final year students of the Hong Kong Institute of Education or candidates who will be awarded a qualified teacher status after completion of the Non-Graduate Teacher Qualification Assessment Scheme may also apply, their appointments will be subject to their obtaining of a teacher's certificate or qualified teacher status this year.

Successful candidates for AEO will be required to

to teach English language/literature or Chinese language in government secondary schools.

Whereas successful candidates for CM will be responsible for teaching English, music, physical education, home economics and design and technology in government primary or secondary schools or the practical education centre.

The pay scale for the AEO post is between $16,475 and $34,690. Candidates without a Postgraduate Certificate in Education or equivalent, if appointed, will not be permitted to proceed beyond Point 27 of the Master Pay Scale, that is, $26,335 per month, without acquiring the qualification subsequently.

The pay scale for the CM post ranges from $14,220 to $22,975. Successful applicants who have completed a two-year full-time teacher training course before 1982, or a one-year full-time teacher training course and have a certificate in the Advanced Course of Teacher Education will be appointed at $13,535. Holders of Non-Graduate Teacher Qualifications Assessment Certificate, if selected, will be appointed at $12,760.