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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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