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Overall Review of Education
70.
The Overall Review of our education system recommended by the
Board of Education has commenced.
The Panel of Visitors assisted by
two Special Advisers will follow the well-established practices of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in
examining the education system of its member-countries. Its findings
are expected next summer.
Tertiary Education
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Following advice that our existing growth plans for the
Universities may be inadequate, as an interim measure, the Government
increased the annual growth rate from 3% to 4%. It also appointed a
committee to conduct a comprehensive review of post-secondary and
technical education. The committee's report has subsequently been
discussed with the University and Polytechni. Grants Committee and it
will shortly be considered by the panel conducting the overall review
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of education. The Government will then draft a programme for the
development of this whole area. While I am mindful of the high
percentage of the education budget already devoted to tertiary education,
I am in no doubt that our output of technicians, higher technicians and
graduates needs to be increased, though to what extent and in which
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institutions and faculties needs very careful consideration.
72.
Meantime, the Government is improving the position by making
better use of some existing institutions. With the agreement of the
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Governors of the Baptist College a bill will be introduced this session
to make better arrangements for its future development.
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