Selection for Technical Education

Abstract

The investigations of the Crowther Committee confirmed the findings of small‐scale research and left us in no doubt about the wastefulness of much of the part‐time education taking place within local and area technical colleges. The major recommendations of the 15–18 Report have not yet been dealt with, but the Minister has produced the White Paper ‘Better Opportunities in Technical Education’ in which it is proposed to tighten the selection procedure into ONC classes in the hope of reducing the failure rates. This provides a suitable occasion to discuss the whole vexed question of selection for this branch of education

Citation

Venables, E.C. (1961), "Selection for Technical Education", Education + Training, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 4-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014954