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Central Training Council's first meeting
At its first meeting, which was held on 4th June at the Ministry of Labour, the Central Training Council reviewed progress made in the establishment of Training Boards…
In Parliament
The Minister of Labour, Mr Joseph Godber, announced in the Commons that he hoped to make Orders establishing industrial training boards for the wool and iron and steel industries…
New Civil Engineering Building at Imperial College
Built by J. Jarvis & Sons and designed by Norman & Dawbarn, Imperial College of Science & Technology's new Civil Engineering Building cost £1,355,800 and occupies over 110,000 sq…
Day release report
JOHN WELLENSThe Henniker‐Heaton report on Day Release contains no surprises — nor could it, in the circumstances.
‘Better Opportunities’
R.W. HALL B.Sc.The complete pattern of courses proposed in the Government's White Paper ‘Better Opportunities’ is not yet operating, but it has developed sufficiently by now to merit an interim…
ATT's annual conference
The new President of the Association of Teachers Institutions, Mr J. O. Murray of Reading Technical College, was installed by Mr Jack Longden, last year's President. His…
Evening Class wastage
BRUCE M. COOPERAn area about which we in further education are most complacent, and from which we still recruit most of our students, is the evening class. It is the area, too, where we are most…
Discussion: Central Training Council
L. HICKSI read with interest the article by J. B. Brown of Skefko on the appointment of the Central Training Council. I would disagree with his statement that the Government intends to do…
Symposium Part 3 Electronic and control laboratories: 14 Electronics at ‘A’ level
G.E. FoxcroftIn the case of at least one examining board, work in electronics at ‘A’ level has, until recently, consisted of the diode, simple rectification, and the construction and use of a…
15 Appreciating analogues
G. A.M.l.E.E. Bancroft M.In a computer age, technological courses should contain some introduction to analogue computing. It is important that the professional electrical engineer's course should give him…
16 Oil hydraulic and pneumatic services in a control engineering laboratory
K.F. MartinIn planning a laboratory to cover the whole field of control, provision must be made for the oil hydraulic systems which are now such a common feature of the industrial scene, and…
17 Workshop organisation and equipment for Radio and TV practical classes
W.J. AndersonTeaching radio and television theory in technical colleges has rarely, if ever, presented any problems. The scope of the syllabus is laid down clearly and in detail by the…
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