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Viewpoint: Shock wave could be a tidal force
We are going to witness a transformation of work according to Future Shock author, Alvin Toffler, in his new book The Third Wave. According to Toffler, the First Wave was the…
Positive reinforcement
Lyndon JonesThere are two ways in which a behaviour can be changed — its frequency can be increased or decreased. The manner in which undesirable behaviour can be decreased was considered in…
Implications of silicon chippery
B.G. SalterAs a piece of scientific wizardry, microelectronic technology has a way of engendering remarkable faith in its own ability to initiate industrial and social change. Modern man…
ABE news
Tom CoffinIt was the German poet Goethe who once said: Nothing is as terrifying as ignorance in motion. It is pleasant, therefore, to note the maintenance of overall standards in the…
DES News Releases
Baroness Young, Rhodes BoysonVoluntary service to the community is a tradition in this country, and one of which we can be justifiably proud. Many of the services which are now taken for granted owe their…
Careers:: COURSES
The Diploma in Printing Studies for Graduates is a 20‐week full‐time course designed for graduates (or students with equivalent qualifications) seeking a career in printing…
Careers:: TOPICS
Practical Action, the appeal to industry and commerce for skills, equipment and manpower, is now helping some 19,000 young people throughout the country who would otherwise be…
Careers:: TRAINING
Ever‐rising labour costs and complicated employment laws have made it imperative to have the right people in the right jobs. Recruitment and Selection, a new guide issued by the…
How to stay employed
Saul GellermanDuring the mid‐to‐late 1980s, a wave of mergers and acquisitions will engulf many firms that are earning respectable profits today. It's inevitable, barring drastic — therefore…
The Stock Exchange
Bill Allen OBEThe history of the Stock Exchange goes back at least to the 17th century. Like so many City institutions it evolved from informal gatherings in coffee houses (hence the importance…
Books
It is perhaps a comment on the primary and secondary sectors of education in the UK that at least once a year, often more frequently, a new publication will issue forth on How to…
Finance and the future of education
Gerry FowlerThere are problems in the funding of Advanced Further Education through a ‘capped pool’ which have not yet emerged. Most conspicuous among them is the lack of clarity at present…
Wise counsels shall prevail
Brigid Proctor, Pat MilnerThe core of the work of the Counselling section of the Management Services and Industrial Relations Department of South West London College has been to help those people who are…
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE
Responding to the toast The Guests at the Annual Dinner of the Institution of Plant Engineers, the President of the Institution of Production Engineers gave credit to the…
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