Yi Jin/Secondary Schools Collaboration Project 2007/08
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    Thirteen schools would join the Yi Jin/Secondary Schools Collaboration Project in the 2007-08 school year, the Education and Manpower Bureau said today (June 15).

     The Collaboration Project is modelled on the structure of the one-year Project Yi Jin (PYJ).  It aims to provide an additional pathway to the traditional Secondary Five curriculum students to help them fully develop their multiple intelligence and potential.

     The PYJ curriculum, which emphasises practical skills training and is geared to students in favour of a practical curriculum, caters for different aptitudes and learning needs of students.

     The Federation for Continuing Education in Tertiary Institutions together with the participating secondary schools will provide the PYJ curriculum for students who have completed Secondary Four, or aged below 21 and have never sat for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE).

     The one-year programme comprises seven core modules (Chinese, English I and II, Mathematics in Practice, IT Application, Putonghua, and Communication Skills) and three electives such as Tourism, Elementary Logistics Management and Chinese and Western Cookery. Three modules will be taught in tertiary institutions while the rest will be taught in the secondary schools.

     Students who can successfully complete the programme will be awarded a full certificate, which has been assessed as comparable to five passes in the HKCEE. They may pursue higher level of studies such as diploma and sub-degree programmes or apply for civil service posts requiring five passes in HKCEE.

     Students who are interested in applying for the Collaboration Project 2007/08 may contact the following 13 participating schools in the 2007-08 school year:

* Buddhist Chi Hong Chi Lam Memorial College (Tel: 2664 0833)
* Buddhist Hui Yuan College (Tel: 2658 1833)
* Caritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary School (Tel: 2558 4133)
* Caritas St Joseph Secondary School (Tel: 2433 1282) #
* Caritas Tuen Mun Marden Foundation Secondary School (Tel: 2461 0304)
* CCC Kung Lee College (Tel: 2577 5778)
* CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School (Tel: 2452 0681)
* HKWMA Chu Shek Lun Secondary School (Tel: 2796 8323)
* Holy Carpenter Secondary School (Tel: 2364 2730)
* Pak Kau College (Tel: 2448 2122)
* SDB Ng Siu Mui Secondary School (Tel: 2425 8223)
* TWGHs Kwok Yat Wai College (Tel: 2447 1258) #
* Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School (Tel: 2640 9822)

# Operating Yi Jin class for their own students

Ends/Friday, June 15, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:31

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