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between 14 and 18 years

working in designated trades are

being employed under a valid contract of apprenticeship; to

check whether registered apprentices are receiving training up

to the requirements and to stipulate any necessary improvements;

to conciliate in any disputes between registered apprentices and

employers; and to initiate legal action against offenders of

the Apprenticeship Ordinance).

sectors.

(iii) Current policy is to achieve the objectives for all principal

jobs in twelve major industries and ten commerce and service

Standards of provision are: to conduct joint economy-

wide manpower surveys once every four years for wholesale/retail, import/export, accountancy and allied fields; to conduct manpower

surveys in respect of major industries and major commerce and

service sectors once every two years; to produce reports within

seven months of the commencement of any such survey; to prepare

and revise job standards and specifications, model training

programmes and trade test guidelines for all principal jobs in

major industries and major commerce and service sectors once in

every five years; to visit a sufficient number of employers to

achieve a rising impact on improving manpower training generally

each Industrial and organised apprentice training in particular

Training Officer (one for each major industry/sector) to make

80 visits among the larger establishments each year; to visit

secondary schools to promote apprenticeship training among school leavers (each Industrial Training Officer to make 10 school visits

each year); and to enforce the Apprenticeship Ordinance adequately

(each establishment employing registered apprentices or likely

to be employing young persons in designated trades to be inspected

four times a year by Inspectors of Apprentices).