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Viewpoint: Singapore is still at the crossroads
For two decades, Singapore enjoyed continuous high economic growth, almost regardless of the state of the rest of the world. Despite two oil crises and global recessions, the…
Perils and promise of non‐traditional education
Lyndon JonesNon‐traditional education is thriving; witness California, where this smokeless industry is one of the State's growth industries. In this Information Age this will continue unless…
Organising yourself to communicate
Robert SheldonMemorandum is a written communication between the originator and one or more other officials or departments of the same firm. It can go by other names such as a departmental…
Management succession
Don RobertsThis short paper was prepared for my employing company on the assumption that it recognised that it had now grown to a size and complexity that required a more systematic approach…
Video as a recruitment incentive
Intermark Public Relations Ltd.The whole point of Industry Year is to demonstrate to those outside industry that it provides interesting jobs and careers for bright and ambitious young people. It is not an easy…
ABE SUPPLEMENT
We hope once again to hold a series of revision lectures in London during May immediately prior to the June examinations. All UK Colleges will be informed of the proposed…
Student section
All students should note that if they have any query on their examination results they are required to quote in all correspondence their examination number, examination centre and…
New school‐leaving exam. on course
Chris PattenThe GCSE will go ahead on the timetable set for it. There can be no going back, and no hanging back. The GCSE will be a single system with differentiated assessment, which will…
Careers:: TOPICS
Forced or voluntary retirement is now liable to strike men and women at such an early age that it could last for 30–40 years; so career counselling for these people coming up to…
Careers:: COURSES
More places are needed on full‐time hotel and catering courses at all levels, and more part‐time courses are required, if the already low proportion of qualified managers…
Careers:: TRAINING
Representatives from 28 professional and chief officer associations recently attended the first meeting of its kind, hosted by the Local Government Training Board in London. The…
News from the Arts
The Arts Council has joined forces with England's 12 Regional Arts Associations to publish A Policy for Theatre for Young People which seeks to build on the innovative work…
The Diploma Mill and modern technology
John BearEvery technological advance has its dark side. The aeroplane has made world travel possible for the masses — and thousands have died in horrific crashes. We have grown utterly…
Management for all
Ron EdgertonLet me first offer my understanding of all. To me this means every employee, whether he be manager, supervisor or assistant. We could extend the use of the term to include…
Education and industry: a working partnership: Conference Scene
Robert MalpasWe in industry need to win broad acceptance and understanding from the community; not just in Industry Year, but in every year. We need to convince the public in general, teachers…
The structure of unstructured training
Harry GrayOne of the most difficult forms of consultant help to sell to a prospective client is unstructured training. Clients naturally wish to have a reasonably clear description of what…
Education for Enterprise
S.G.C. Stoker, C. JohnsonAgreement with Napoleon's suggestion that Britain was a nation of shopkeepers has not, in itself, brought about an increased consciousness in our educational system that a…
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