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Editorial — Human resources at a premium
Methods used by UK employers to select staff have been called seriously into question by an Institute of Manpower Studies (IMS) report, Employee Selection in the UK (71pp, A4)…
Further education's new image
Kenneth BakerIn his keynote speech to the Annual Conference of the Association of Colleges of Further and Higher Education, the Education Secretary outlined the most radical set of proposals…
City technology colleges
Kenneth BakerThis is an extract from a paper, Into the New Era, presented by the Education Secretary at an Industrial Society Conference last December.
New Challenges in Training
Ian JohnstonAt present there are four challenges ahead: 1992, Europeancompetition, demographic changes and skills shortages. Training isimportant for future success and research shows that…
Desktop Publishing goes to College
A review of desktop publishing as introduced by Eastbourne Collegeof Arts and Technology into its range of courses. The system, itsadvantages and the way in which it will be used…
News from the training agency
Youth Training Scheme Update. A total of 342,000 young people, nearly 60 per cent of 16–17 year olds entering the labour market, joined YTS in 1986/87. This was the first year in…
Education for health
Edgar BakerOur regular contributor on the educational scene discusses four books dealing with different, but all vitally important, aspects of health and environmental education.
Des update
As is a cuccess. Thirty thousand students are now studying Advanced Supplementary level courses. This new examination was introduced to enable students to keep their future study…
The Meaning of Vocational Qualifications
Peter ThompsonThe National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ) wasestablished in 1986. In this article, some of the main aims, features,developments and the implications for those in…
People – The Vital Force
Norman FowlerThe importance of people as a resource and the key to success isdiscussed. Continuing investment in this resource is stressed ratherthan an ad hoc approach. Four major items are…
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