Teacher Education and Quality
Pre-service and in-service teacher education programmes, at
sub-degree and degree levels, are provided by tertiary
institutions funded through the UGC. In-service professional
development courses for teachers are provided by the
Education Department and professional organisations.
In the 1997-98 academic year, the HKIEd offered 45 courses
for more than 8 840 full-time and part-time students. These
included pre-service Certificate in Education programmes;
in-service initial training for kindergarten, primary, secondary,
technical, commercial and special education teachers;
refresher training courses for serving teachers in primary and
secondary schools; advanced courses of teacher education for
non-graduate secondary school teachers of cultural, practical
and technical subjects and course in Putonghua.
The HKIEd moved into its new, $2.55 billion campus in Tai Po
in November 1997. It provides academic, administrative,
amenities and indoor sports accommodation. Student hostels,
staff quarters and outdoor sports facilities are scheduled for
completion between July 1998 and September 1999.
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