on
education.
an d
and
include
health
in education
the subjects taught to children,
Vietnamese, mathematics, social studies
However, although an interest
among both adults and children has been
the knowledge that fluency in English an d regular
stimulated by
attendance at some form of education may help with a
resettlement place, the level of participation in
education has not always been encouraging: their initial
enthusiasm tends to wane quickly, and it is of ten
difficult to
to persuade them to continue. The Hong Kong
Government and UNHCR nevertheless hope to develop a
common education framework for adults which, like that
for children, can be introduced in all the closed camps
on a coordinated basis.
Refugee involvement in teaching
8.
Refugees who are academically qualified are
recruited by the voluntary agencies or the Correctional
Services Department as teachers and teaching assistants.
They are of course particularly helpful in the teaching
of Vietnamese subjects. They are paid in accordance
with rates prescribed by the
Department and are provided
Correctional Services
with pre-service and
seventy refugees are
in-service teacher training About working in this way. in the closed camp s (14 at Bowring,
20 at Chi Ma Wan, 23 at Hei Ling Chau and 11 at Cape
Collinson). The rest of the
the voluntary agencies.
teachers are provided by
ΑΠ teaching activities are
monitored jointly by the Hong Kong Government and UNHCR.
Vocational training
9.
Rudimentary training programme s covering woodwork,
tailoring, sewing, knitting and embroidery are currently
conducted in all closed camps.
In order to prepare refugees for resettlement, the Hong Kong Government and
the UNHCR are working with the voluntary agencies to
develop a properly co-ordinated Vocational training
programme geared
in
towards job opportunities
The Hong Kong Government have
resettlement countries.
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