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Moderate progressives—one step forward and two steps back
Mr Crosland's White Paper removes any doubt that the Government means business about the binary policy for higher education. In his statement to the ATTI Conference, the Secretary…
Notes and news
At their 57th annual conference, held at Torquay from 28–30 May, the Association of Teachers in Technical Institutions successfully moved a resolution that the body should seek…
In parliament
In the course of a Lords debate on the use of manpower, Lord Shepherd, for the Government, said that the Industrial Training Act was now getting under way. Thirteen training…
A new voice for further education
John LeeseThe Industrial Training Act, the Central Training Council and fourteen existing Industrial Training Boards, with many more to follow, are providing the industrial training service…
Adult education in post‐war Germany
J. HuddlestonMuch has been said and written about the ‘economic miracle’ the phrase which is used in connection with the post‐war economic reconstruction of the Federal Republic of Germany…
The Wool Board gets weaving 2
Kathleen M. AllsopIn her second article on the Wool Board, Miss Allsop shows in detail how the Board has set about improving the quality of training in the industry.
Catering training
Ian FinchMr Finch reviews the present position of catering in the UK, in respect of its training facilities and the new developments occurring. He points the idiocy of comparisons between…
The organizational structure of large colleges of technology
R.J. BealeIn the larger colleges of technology, the fairly rapid increase in the number of students following degree courses and those of comparable level, combined with a greater diversity…
The sacred disease: A look at the employment of epileptics
Shirley ToulsonMiss Toulson investigates the employment prospects of epileptics and points out their personal difficulties in finding a job. A strong plea is made for objective and unprejudiced…
Designed for teaching: The Taylor Cloud Chamber
B. TaylorIt is important, today, that children should leave school with some knowledge of the atom and radioactivity. A few years ago these topics were not on A‐Ievel syllabuses, but now…
The Centrifugal Pump and the Engineering Student
P.J.E. StrideThe centrifugal pump is one of the most widely used pieces of equipment found in industry. Despite this, an engineering student often completes his course of study with only the…
Visual aids
This year's National Industrial Film Awards Competition, arranged by the British Industrial Film Association, was held in London on 23–24 May. Of the films shown, many have…
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