Appendix 5/Attachment I
Guides to Appointment
Aided Practical Schools/Skills Opportunity Schools

Assistant Master/Mistress (Workshop Teacher)

(Please read in conjunction with:
EDBC31/2000 Implementation of Revised Starting Salaries for Staff in Aided Schools; and
EDBC1/2002 Arrangements for Salary Matters for Teachers in Aided Schools.)
(For information : This document is not part of any agreement of service)
1. Qualifications and Experience for Appointment : (a) Normally - Promotion
Promotion rank for Certificated Masters/ Mistresses (Workshop Teacher)
    (b) Exceptionally - Direct Entry
      Candidates should have fulfilled all requirements for normal promotion to this rank. The Director may require the School Management Committee to submit justifications for the exceptional nature of the proposed promotion/appointment for which the Director will have discretion either to approve or reject having regard to the special circumstances.
2. Duties: (a)

Workshop instruction and management which include ensuring of safety in the workshops, maintenance of tools and equipment, preparation of materials, submission of annual estimates and keeping record of inventory and consumables;
    (b) Class teaching in a practical school/skills opportunity school;
    (c) Where necessary, other related duties as considered appropriate.
3. Salary Scale:   MPS Point 25 - Point 29
4. Promotion Prospects :
   Nil
Certificated Master/Mistress (Workshop Teacher)

(Please read in conjunction with:
EDBC31/2000 Implementation of Revised Starting Salaries for Staff in Aided Schools; and
EDBC1/2002 Arrangements for Salary Matters for Teachers in Aided Schools.)
(For information : This document is not part of any agreement of service)
1. Qualifications and Experience for Appointment : (a)
 Technical Teacher's Certificate obtained after a three-year full-time technical teacher training course, or an equivalent qualification; or
    (b) Higher Diploma/Certificate*, or equivalent qualification, plus one year's relevant practical post-qualification experience; or
    (c) Ordinary/Technician Diploma* or equivalent qualification, plus either;
     
(i) one year's relevant post-qualification practical experience and one year of full-time technical teacher training; or
(ii) 2 years' relevant post-qualification practical experience; or
    (d) Secretary or commercial certificate*, or equivalent qualification, plus either :
     
(i) 1 year's relevant post-qualification practical experience and one year of full-time technical teacher training; or
(ii) 2 years' relevant post-qualification practical experience.
    (e) A qualification other than (a) to (d) above, acceptable to the Director.
       
    * Obtained from a local university or a technical institute
2. Duties:
 (a) Workshop instruction and workshop management which include ensuring of safety in the workshop, maintenance of tools and equipment, preparation of materials, submission of annual estimates and keeping record of inventory and consumables;
    (b) Class teaching in a practical school/skills opportunity school;
    (c) Where necessary, other related duties as considered appropriate.
3. Salary Scale :   Basic scale
MPS Point 14 - Point 24
4. Period of Probation :

   Two years

5. Promotion Prospects :
  Assistant Master/Mistress (Workshop Teacher)
      There is provision of one Assistant Master/Mistress (Workshop Teacher) post for every four workshops. Certificated Masters/Mistresses (Workshop Teacher) will be eligible for consideration for promotion to Assistant Masters/Mistresses (Workshop Teacher) if they have five years satisfactory and acceptable experience as a Certificated Master/Mistress (Workshop Teacher) or Workshop Instructor appointed before 1 September 1993 in an aided secondary school of which the last two years must be in the nominating aided practical schools/skills opportunity schools and have undertaken a course of training in special education recognised by the Director and other training course(s) specified by or acceptable to the Director.
6. Any Other Remarks :
 (a) Direct entrants who have completed two years of continuous full-time teacher training (acquired prior to 1982) at the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College will enter the scale at the sub-point.
    (b) Direct entrants with the qualifications at 1(c)(i) will enter the scale at the second point.
    (c) Direct entrants with acceptable qualifications under 1(e) will be appointed to the point, or sub-point, of the scale considered appropriate by the Director.
    (d) Direct entrants having approved relevant teaching/practical experience in excess of that required for appointment may be awarded increments in the basic scale at the discretion of the Director.