STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE

Mr J. F. Conceicao asked the Minister for Finance if he will give the different categories of officers who received instruction or training in the Staff Training Institute in 1973 and the number of man-hours of instruction or training in respect of each category.

Mr Hon Sui Sen: A total of 1,850 officers including officers from statutory boards attended training courses at the Staff Training Institute in 1973 involving a total of 4,305 man-hours of instruction. The breakdown of officers is as follows: - 264 officers from Division I 415 officers from Division II 957 officers from Division III 66 officers from Division IV 148 officers from statutory boards ----- 1,850 =====

The breakdown of man-hours involved is as follows: - 357 hours - 8.3% - Division I 429 hours - 9.9% - Divisions 1/11 1,134 hours - 26.3% - Division II 55 hours - 1.3% -Divisions 11/Ill 1,970 hours - 45.8% - Division III 172 hours - 4 % - Divisions Ill/N 188 hours - 4.4% -Division IV ----- 4,305 =====

In addition, the Institute also sponsored a total of 241 officers to courses at the Outward Bound School and National Youth Leadership Institute for Divisions I to III officers.

The types of courses conducted by the Institute under its various programmes in 1973 were:- Level 1 Induction Courses - for Administrative Officers Division I - for Executive Officers Division II Level 1 Induction Courses (cont.) - for Defence Executive Officers Division II - for Clerical Assistants Division III 2 Management Courses - Introduction to Quantitative Division I Methods in Management - General Management Division I - Management by Objectives Division I - Intermediate Admin Officers Division I - Junior Management Division II 3 Specialised and Vocational Courses - Interpretation of Financial Statements Division I - Introduction to Computers Division I - Faster Reading Division I/II - Forms Control and Design Division II - Financial Officers Division II - Personal Assistants Division II - Metrication Divisions II/III - Courtesy and Telephone Etiquette Division III/IV - Audio-typing Division IV 4 Language Courses - Classes for officers educated in non-English streams Division II - Classes in various local languages/dialects for Student Interpreters/ Translators Division III