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Consultancy studies on language benchmarks invited

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The Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications (ACTEQ) is inviting interested parties to express intention to carry out consultancy studies on language benchmarks for teachers in schools as proposed by the Education Commission in its draft Report No 6 on language proficiency.

Announcing this today (Monday), a spokesman for the ACTEQ said the No 6 ·-· Report recommended that the proposals should take forward as a matter of priority.

The studies therefore should focus on one or both of the following studies:

(1)

(2)

Consultancy on benchmarks for teachers using English as the medium of instruction and English language teachers in primary and secondary schools;

Consultancy on benchmarks for teachers using Cantonese as the medium of instruction and Chinese language (including Putonghua) teachers in primary and secondary schools.

Interested parties may write to the Secretary of ACTEQ for details of the studies and a consultancy brief.

Their proposals should be submitted to the Secretariat on or before March 8 (Friday). Consultants should be prepared to present their proposals before an assessment panel if so required.

All correspondence should be sent to:

The Secretary,

Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications

c/o Education and Manpower Branch,

Room 920A, Central Government Offices (West Wing),

Ice House Street, Hong Kong.

In case of enquiries, ACTEQ secretary, Ms Olivia Nip, can be contacted on

2810 3950 or by fax 2537 4591.

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