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running the scheme. However members' concerns about

the very considerable costs of the scheme running to

some $260m. for the 1984/85 academic year and the wide

scope of its coverage are very understandable, so the

Secretary for Transport and I are agreed that a further

review of the Scheme should be carried out this year.

5.

Mrs. Rita Fan has commented that while students

leave schools with a mastery of skills and technology,

they may be lacking in a positive attitude towards

life and work. As a solution, she urges that school

heads be given the appropriate training, so that they

in turn will be able to instil a good attitude among

staff and students.

6.

Management training is presently being provided

to school heads with this in mind, although competing

financial priorities restrict the numbers that can be

accommodated. The Education Department's Management

Training Unit has, since 1981, been providing training

for the heads of all public sector schools and priority

is given to new and inexperienced heads. These courses

are complemented by the general management course and

seminars organised by the Civil Service Training Centre

for more experienced heads, and by seminars and workshops

which management consultants and visiting specialists are

invited to conduct.

17.