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difficulties mentioned in paragraph 6.36 below). All courses are now

being restructured in line with 1978 White Paper policy to cover a

broader spectrum of activities and to provide students with a deeper

knowledge and understanding of the subjects being studied, particularly

those they have elected to teach: details are shown at appendix H.

Courses are provided in the medium either of English or of Chinese, the

ratio of students in the full-time courses being about five English-medium

to one Chinese-medium, roughly in line with the present overall language

position in the schools, though all students are prepared by the colleges

to teach the main subjects of the primary curriculum in Chinese. At

present the initial courses prepare students to teach in both primary and

secondary schools. The planning of college courses and other activities is

undertaken by the colleges as a group, under the administration of the

Assistant Director of Education (Further Education).

The Technical Teachers' College

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The Technical Teachers' College (TTC) provides a range of initial

and in-service courses for the training of teachers of technical and

commercial subjects in secondary schools, prevocational schools and the

technical institutes. There are two full-time courses, one having a

duration of three years and the other one year, and a number of part-time

courses which may be offered on a day-release, a block-release or an

evening mode of attendance. The three-year course is similar in structure

to that offered by the general colleges of education and is designed to

train teachers of subjects such as design & technology, technical drawing

and typewriting for junior secondary forms. The one-year course is

designed for mature students having technical or commercial qualifications

and several years of relevant working experience. Graduates of this

course normally take up teaching posts in technical institutes or

prevocational schools. In order to attract suitable recruits from