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Viewpoint: Obsolescence begins now
The cynic has been heard to observe that three types of person find their way into education — the devoted, the desperate and the demented. We were reminded of this — as…
Okay, so you're the boss
Colin TaylorTwo years ago, in May 1983, as an optimistic graduate clutching my well earned BA(Hons), I would have laughed at the idea of running my own business. After a year of unemployment…
Continuous learning partnership
Alec MartinThe consultative paper Towards an Adult Training Strategy, published by the Manpower Services Commission in 1983, explicitly recognised and sought to foster wider appreciation of…
Diploma Mills Part 4: Saints and sinners
Lyndon JonesBefore the Reformation the Archbishop of Canterbury, as Papal Legate, was empowered by the Church to make provisional awards of degrees, which were then ratified by the Pope in…
The classroom is a pillar box away
David HendersonSince the present economic recession started with the oil crisis of the early 1970s, managers and employers have been asked by various politicians to ensure that their staff are…
ABE SUPPLEMENT
The Association is now preparing Membership Cards for all United Kingdom‐based students. Will any person studying in the UK, who has not so far been contacted, please apply to our…
Student section
While standards varied from centre to centre, inadequate preparation and poor examination technique were the principal reasons for a large number of failures. Many candidates were…
Careers:: TOPICS
Candidates for ‘O’ and ‘A’‐level examinations of the GCE Examining Board of Oxford University will, in future, be entered by a simple method using Information Technology. The new…
Careers:: TRAINING
CEDEFOP News, published by the European Centre for Development of Vocational Training, asks: Are entrepreneurs born or are they trained? AnCO, the Irish Industrial Training…
Careers:: COURSES
John Butcher MP, Parliamentary Under‐Secretary of State for Industry at the Department of Trade & Industry, opened Innovation '85, a national information technology exhibition…
Learning to write right
Edgar BakerThe verb is the most important word in a sentence, and most mistakes made by overseas students arise out of the misuse of verbs and their tenses. It is not easy to determine…
Training the Counsellors — 1. Employee assistance
Margaret ParkinsonDuring the 1970s management and unions in Australia, concerned about losses both to employers and employees in the areas of safety, productivity, absenteeism, health and family…
Conference scene
We recently visited the Burlington Hotel, Earls Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, situated in a quiet position on the cliffs at the western end of The Leas, and were most impressed with…
Variety in the sixth form and beyond
Ian Beer JPWe have a problem with our sixth forms; it is a comparatively new one since, until recently, sixth form education in England has been respected across the world for its ability to…
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