English Tuition
68. During the year elementary English was taught to recruits at the Police Training School. In addition many attended Government Day and Evening Classes. Passes were obtained in the Government English Examinations as shown below:
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV
Stage V
Stage VI
Stage VII
Stage VIII
Stage IX Stage X
Written
Oral
35
56
66
52
118
177
150
107
135
114
84
135
64
40
22
37
7
2
2
4
69. A survey carried out during the year revealed that a reasonable proficiency in English was desirable in at least 1,200 posts at constable level. In order to achieve and to maintain this, it is necessary for the Force to produce about 400 competent English speakers each year. Plans to run whole-time courses using the latest language laboratory techniques have been approved in principle and will be put into operation as soon as the necessary staff are available.
OVERSEAS COURSES
70. One senior and eighteen junior officers attended courses of instruction in the United Kingdom, details of which are given in Appendix 11.
PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS
71. The Standard I Examination in police duties and law was held periodically at the Police Training School, and the Standard II and III Examinations were held in April and November. Results were reason- ably satisfactory.
72. The Senior Professional Examination was postponed until the end of 1967 but was held as usual in February 1968. Once again results were fairly good.
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