effected and seen to be appropriate. This can go wrong at
the university degree level, post graduate level and particularly
in the on the job professional training where people are drawn
from South East Asia to the United Kingdom. Let us take examples
of engineers. If they are selected by the local authority
and engineering firmsconcerned on the basis of knowledge, of
their background interest and determination to benefit then such
a training can be enormously effective and remarkably economic.
I think it must be done well and we must look at it in those
various ways.
The Councils have a role to play. t post
graduate level most immediate in its impact is the on the job
training financed and organised by British industry bringing
carefully selected people in almost all institutions back
here, sometimes for weeks and months. That can do a tremendous
amount of good.
198. I think that is important. Is British industry as
aware as you obviously are of that point, making the places
available to the right people? Are they tying in with educational
institutions?
(Mr Goddard) Broadly, sir, I think it is. I think
it is encouraging that they are enlightened. ant really quite
active in this field. When the economic conditions are
tough, budgets for fellowships and expatriate training courses
are slimmed. I think they are active and effective.
(Mr Fox) With part of many projects, it is fine to
put forward a budget.
Mr Foster
199. Can I add a rider, it is extremely difficult to predict
at the age of 18 or 23 who are going to be the social leaders
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