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. [Remarks: The Bureau, in deploying a successful candidate to a particular subject, will take into account the operational needs of government schools or ATEC that may be adjusted from time to time and the candidate's qualification and experience. A successful candidate may be required to teach subjects other than those he/she has indicated in his/her application.]

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 [Note 1]; and (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 [Note 2]. 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 [Notes 3 and 4]. Candidates should have attained ‘Level 3’ proficiency or above in English Language in the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT) or are exempted from the said language proficiency requirement. Candidates who are not exempted from the LPAT by way of qualification but have met, with the exception of classroom language, the basic language proficiency requirement in all the core language skills (i.e. reading, writing, listening and speaking for English Language teachers) of the LPAT may also apply. However, they have to attain the language proficiency requirement on ‘classroom language’ assessment of the LPAT within one year from the date of appointment. 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.