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taking degree courses in British universities and
polytechnics should also be investigated.
Technical and adult education
(f) We must expand training facilities for our existing
workforce to upgrade their technical skills; there
is also a need for school-leavers to acquire such
skills;
() in increasing the output of manpower at the professional
and graduate level more attention should be paid
to the need for a solid infrastructure of skilled
support at the technician and craftsman level;
(h) part-time or external degree or associateship courses
should be introduced to meet the needs of the large
number of highly motivated people in commerce and
industry who, because of unfortunate circumstances,
have been unable to complete a full course of formal
education;
(i) the government should ensure that adult education
courses for employees after working hours should
reflect the need to improve skills for better pay
and career prospects, and prepare adults for the
changes brought about by the diversificati on and
sophistication of industry and business.
Senior secondary education
(j) There is a great deal of untidiness at the
senior secondary level, leading to wastage of
economic resources and manpower years;
(k) sixth-form education is having to be too many
things at the same time.