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THE BULGE‐WHAT WENT WRONG ?
IT SEEMS that we have not been so clever after all in finding jobs for the juveniles in the bulge. The occasion is surely opportune to recall the statements and declarations of…
Notes and News: INTERNATIONAL APPRENTICE COMPETITION, 1962
The awards gained by the United Kingdom Team at the 1962 International Apprentice Competition are now known. The results of the Competition, held at the Labour University, Gijon…
The future of General Management Courses
Trevor SmithThere is a growing consciousness of the need for general management training. This article examines some of the reasons for this and suggests how the increased demand for such…
ADULTS: THEIR TRAINING AND RETRAINING — 1
John WellensOf current trends in industrial training abroad one of the most significant is the attempt to focus more attention on the training and retraining of adults.
Electrical Engineering Laboratory Work
B.C. LeeTHE ARTICLE by D. Comley in the June issue, entitled ‘Organising Laboratory Work’, dismisses oral instruction at the beginning of a laboratory period by saying that it has little…
IGNORANCE OF INDUSTRY?
Catherine AventMANY YOUNG MEN reading for arts degrees aspire to careers in what they vaguely call ‘management in industry’ but until they reach the stage of interviews with industrial…
PRACTICAL WORK FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS: I — Experiments in the Workshop
R.F. LoweThe special course for technicians needs a more thoughtful approach to the practical work. Ways of furthering an experimental attitude towards materials and simple hand processes…
USSR TECHNICAL TEACHING METHODS AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION
Mr J. Longden, Head of the Engineering Department at Mid‐Warwickshire College of Further Education, describes the machinery for controlling and improving teaching methods used by…
THE PRACTICE OF TEACHING
J. DanielianD — Recording. It is vital that students should have a concise and accurate record of the matter they are supposed to know.
“Can't We 'ave Somethin' Interestin' ?”
F.E. DriverDURING MY first session at the new College of Further Education teaching English to Craft apprentices, I made many mistakes. I looked around for help, but there seemed to be…
DEMONSTRATING AUTO‐CONTROL
R. HarveyTEACHING ABOUT automatic control systems and techniques provides a classic example of the need for ‘showing how’ and not just ‘telling how’.
TRAINING: A BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Jean F. RossiterIn July the author discussed the essential background information the ETO needs: company policy, manpower budgeting, relations with colleges and schools, unions, professional…
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