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SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE : Sir, I would not really

like to anticipate the advice which the two committees are

about to give but perhaps I can give some idea of the sort

There is a

of

measures

which are

being

possibility of what are

considered.

known as 'blisters' added to the

existing courses. This means a short-term addition of

numbers to the training courses

institutions.

at the training

That is one short-term measure that could

be adopted. Another is the continued recruitment of

non-social work trained graduates, though this does not

always find favour with the profession. In the longer

term, of course, the major change would have to be an

increase in the numbers of students on the social work

courses organised by the two universities and the two

polytechnics. But it would be necessary to consider this.

in the light of the coming triennium and that would be

longer -term measure.

be a

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