Certificated Masters/Mistresses are mainly deployed on the following types of duties –

• (a)to engage in class teaching in a government primary school, a government secondary school or the Arts and Technology Education Centre (ATEC);
• (b)to be a Class Master/Mistress;
• (c)to organize and conduct extra-curricular activities;
• (d)to assess and to record students' attainment;
• (e)to assist in carrying out school administrative matters and non-teaching duties;
• (f)to maintain a good teaching standard and progress among students;
• (g)to serve as a chairman/member/secretary of one or more of the subject discipline panels as required; and/or
• (h)to serve as a teacher-librarian in a government primary school, a government secondary school or ATEC.

Candidates should have –

• (a)
  • (i)a Certificate in Primary Education from the Hong Kong Institute of Education, obtained after a two-year or three-year full-time training course with a relevant elective subject, or equivalent

• (ii)met the language proficiency requirements of ‘Level 2’ or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent

or

• (b)a Certificate awarded by the then Education Department according a qualified teacher status after satisfactory completion of the Non-Graduate Teacher Qualifications Assessment (NGTQA) Scheme

Candidates should be responsible, self-motivated and enthusiastic; have a fine character and integrity; be committed to serve in the education field; and be able to communicate effectively in Chinese and English.