This series consists of records relating to the development and review of full-time and part-time courses which were offered at the Colleges of Education, the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College ("HKTTC"), and the Institute of Language in Education ("ILE") between 1975 and 1988. The records include proposed syllabuses, minutes, memoranda, surveys, discussion papers and reports. Most of the records are concerned with the development and review of two full-time initial courses of teacher education which were introduced in 1980 – a new full-time three-year course and a restructured full-time two-year course. The three-year course was offered at the three Colleges of Education from September 1980, whereas the two-year course was first offered at Northcote College of Education from September 1980, then at Sir Robert Black College of Education and Grantham College of Education from September 1983 and September 1984 respectively. The rest of the records look at the curriculum of full-time courses in general, the planning and review of a course on the teaching of Putonghua at the three Colleges of Education, and the development of a part-time in-service course on the use of Chinese for secondary school teachers in teaching specific subjects for the ILE.

Includes the revised syllabi of the elective subjects available for study at Northcote College of Education for the full-time two-year and three-year courses.

When both courses were introduced in September 1980, each student was required to elect for study three subjects which he/she intended to teach after graduation from the courses. With effect from September 1984, the syllabi were recast into units of study and students would only be required to study two elective subjects. It was hoped that the reduction in elective studies would pave the way for more flexibility and further improvement of the course curriculum.

Includes minutes, discussion papers and memoranda, on the planning and post-implementation review of the Putonghua course, which was offered at the Colleges of Education to a selected group of students of the Full-Time Three-Year and Two-Year Courses from the 1986/87 academic year.

Includes analysis written by Northcote College of Education, on the format and content of the syllabi prepared by Colleges of Education Subject Syllabus Committees.

Includes comments from Northcote College of Education on the nineteen draft subject syllabi mentioned in AS25-1-5; draft evaluation papers of the new full-time courses on (1) the course curriculum, (2) the core methodology course, (3) the implementation of the first-year subject syllabus, and on (4) the first year students of the 3-year course; and extracts of feedback from Sir Robert Black College of Education.

Includes the draft syllabi of ten elective subjects for the new full-time courses to be offered at the Colleges of Education from September 1980. The ten elective subjects include History, Home Economics, Language skill - Chinese, Mathematics, Music, Primary Studies, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, and Research and Resources.

Includes the proposed syllabi of sixteen elective subjects of the new full-time courses offered at the Colleges of Education from September 1980.

Regarding the comments given by Grantham College of Education on the proposed syllabuses of fourteen elective subjects of the new full-time courses offered at the Colleges of Education from September 1980; also contains the proposed syllabuses of eight elective subjects, including Art and Design, Chinese, Chinese History, Primary Studies, English, Economic and Public Affairs, Geography, and Health Science.

Includes memoranda, discussion papers and surveys regarding the entry requirements and structure of both the full-time three-year and two-year initial courses of teacher education.