Annual Report 1996-97

its employees acquire job-related skills and expertise. Support was also mad e available to teaching and administrative staff on Terms of Service (A) during the year for attending seminars, workshops and short courses. • Internal training programmes: The Personnel Office organized an Executive Orientation Programme for 26 newly-recruite d executive and administrative staff, a Staff Induction Programme for 37 newly-recruited clerica l and secretarial staff, and a Chinese Writing Course for 25 administrative staff. The Computer Services Centre offered training courses for 660 staff members. The Teaching Development Unit ran orientation programmes for 55 new teachers. 59 Staf f