Enhanced Training
Requirements for Promotion
Professional Development and Training Division
Education Bureau
implemented from 2020/21 s.y.
applicable for promotion to Senior Graduate Master / Mistress (SGM), Principal Graduate Master / Mistress (PGM), Primary School
Master / Mistress (PSM) and Senior Primary School Master / Mistress (SPSM)
Enhanced Arrangements of
Training for Promotion
Steps:
1) Principals inform teachers of the training requirements for promotion.
(Please refer to Slides 4-7 for details.)
2) Teachers set goals and directions for continuous development.
(Please refer to Slides 8-12 for details.)
3) SMCs/IMCs endorse teachers’ fulfillment of the training requirements for
promotion.
(Please refer to Slides 13-15 for details.)
Step 1:
Principals should explain clearly to teachers the
training requirements for promotion, including:
content
validity period
transition period
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Enhanced Training
Requirements for Promotion
30 hours
Designated programmes
provided by the EDB
Focusing on the competencies
required of schools leaders
60 hours (for promotion to SGM/PSM) or
100 hours (for promotion to PGM/SPSM)
Teachers select suitable training programmes according to the
professional expertise required for respective promotion posts
Core Part Elective Part
Content – Core Part & Elective Part
Enhanced Training Requirements for Promotion
Teachers must complete the designated training
programmes in the Core Part and the required number of hours of the Elective Part within five years prior to their substantive promotion.
1 Sep 2020
Validity Period of Training: 1 Sep 2020 – 31 Aug 2025 Substantive Promotion
Example:
2024 2022 2023
2021
1 Sep 2025
Enhanced Training Requirements for Promotion
Validity Period
A three-year transition period is in place.
All teachers promoted on or before 31 August 2023 can opt to fulfil the original or enhanced training requirements for
promotion.
from 1 Sept 2020
Sept 2020
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Enhanced training requirements for
promotion implemented
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1 Sept 2020 to 31 Aug 2025
Implementation 3-year
transition period
Full
implementation
1 Sept 2020
Teachers can opt for fulfilling the original or
enhanced training
requirements for promotion.
Enhanced Training Requirements for Promotion
Transition Period
Enhanced training requirements for
promotion fully implemented
Step 2:
Teachers aspiring for promotion should understand the training requirements, review their own strengths, and set goals and directions for continuous
development. They should attend training programmes in the :
Core Part
Elective Part
Aspiring SGMs and PSMs can apply for the following programmes through Training Calendar System (TCS):
1. Professional Conduct, Values and Education Policies (12 hours) 2. Professional Vision and Growth of School Leaders (12 hours) 3. Reflection and Practice of Professional Leadership (6 hours)
60-hour Elective Part 30-hour Core Part +
Core Part
- for promotion to SGM and PSM
100-hour Elective Part 30-hour Core Part +
Core Part
- for promotion to PGM and SPSM
Aspiring PGMs and SPSMs can apply for the following programmes through Training Calendar System (TCS):
1. Professional Conduct, Values and Education Policies (12 hours)
2. School Administration and Management (18 hours)
hours 30
Teachers can select suitable training programmes, according to the professional expertise required for respective promotion posts.
The required no. of training hours depends on the promotion rank:
• SGM/PSM ：60 hours
• PGM/SPSM ：100 hours
These training programmes must be endorsed and accepted by the SMCs/IMCs as fulfilling the requirements of the Elective Part.
Elective Part
100-hour Elective Part (PGM/SPSM)
60-hour Elective Part (SGM/PSM)
30-hour Core Part +
Related Information
Teachers can:
apply for core training programmes through the TCS (from Oct 2020).
review their progress in completing training programmes in the Core Part through the e-Services Portal (from Dec 2020).
submit via principals records of the training programmes completed using the “ Record Form for the Training Requirements for Promotion ”, together with related documentation, to SMCs/IMCs for endorsement.
QR code for downloading the Form
Step 3：
SMCs/IMCs should verify teachers’ training records and endorse their fulfilment of the training requirements for promotion by ：
Confirming the Core Part
Vetting the Elective Part
SMCs/IMCs must confirm the teachers have completed all the required training programmes in the Core Part. Principals can review teachers’ records of completion through the EDB e-Services Portal.
Confirming the Core Part
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“Training
Requirements for Promotion (Core Part)”
SMCs/IMCs should decide whether the training programmes taken by teachers can be accepted as fulfilling the requirements of the Elective Part based on the principles on 1) Content, 2) Mode, 3) Duration and 4) Training Provider .
Vetting Principles
Content
The training programmes should fall into the following categories:
• Management and organisation
• Learning and teaching
• School ethos and student support
• Others (e.g. topics related to the mission and major concerns of the school)
Mode
The training programmes should
Vetting the Elective Part
Duration
The duration of each programme should not be shorter than half a day (i.e. three contact hours).
Training Provider
Training programmes relating to promotion posts offered by the EDB or local universities should be accepted.
SMCs/IMCs can consider accepting other training providers, taking into account school-based needs as well as the quality
