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Viewpoint: Shedding a tier for the professional bodies
Why is there all this present fuss in the accountancy and secretarial professions over the provision of a second tier or, to put it another way, over the establishment of a grade…
Achieve more in less time
Lydon JonesSome points to note to develop time consciousness and improve effectiveness include the following:
Where the school/industry dichotomy goes for a burton
A.P. KendrickFor some time now, employers all over the country have had reservations about the educational standards of school leavers. In reply, the schools have pointed out that many of…
Books
Edgar Baker CBEBooks come to a reviewer in one of three categories: those that, for one reason or another, do not justify a review; those that receive the normal review; and those few that can…
Opinion: UNEMPLOYMENT
Edgar BakerThe Editor has asked me to write a short personal opinion column to start a series designed to stimulate readers' views. We feel that the expression of one man's views about…
Careers:: COURSES
Common ground between Garnett College, Roehampton and the Technician Education Council was referred to by TEC Chief Officer when he presented degree certificates to the first…
Careers:: TRAINING
Britain's biggest Skillcentre — when fully operational it will have 576 training places — has opened at Handsworth, Birmingham. To meet the increased need for training in the…
Careers:: SELECTION
A ten‐year strategy to help more disabled people to find jobs has been launched by the Manpower Services Commission in its publication Developing Employment and Training Services…
Drama teaching
Andrew CroftsAnyone can start a drama school. All they have to have is a room in which to hold their classes — it could be their own sitting room — and some way of tempting students in to part…
The second tier in a nutshell
Petroleum Industry Training BoardThis article has been prepared by the Petroleum Industry Training Board to provide an up‐to‐date picture of what is happening in the fields of both technician and business…
Golden oldies
Denys PageWhen I arrived in Kenya some three years ago, I was disappointed to find that the seemingly large stock of training films there were in most cases:
Action Learning — or antiquity reborn
Reginald RevansA recent issue of The Behavioral Sciences Newsletter referred to action learning as the latest management buzzwords in Europe. It is, on the contrary, a codification of the oldest…
Make it count
Richard FreemanHumiliation and defeat are typical words in the 5,000 letters received by the National Extension College and Yorkshire Television in the three weeks which followed the launching…
The broken bridge
Shirley WilliamsFor young men and women the period between 16 and 19 is the bridge between compulsory schooling and the adult world. The needs of these young people vary according to the…
Fifteen years on in higher education
Gordon OakesThe number of students in higher education has increased steadily since the early 1960s. In recent years, the proportion of school‐leavers qualified for and wanting to go on to…
Can education survive unemployment?
Gerry FowlerYouth unemployment is a danger to education. That became even more clear when in February the announcement was made that the weekly allowance for young people on the ‘Holland’…
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