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These
arrangements
are in accordance with the
terms of the 1978 White Paper on Senior Secondary and
Tertiary Education, which also stipulated that the standards
awarded by such
of
the
qualifications
assisted
post-secondary colleges should be assessed to ensure
comparability with those of the Polytechnic. The Education
Department therefore arranged for the College to be assessed
by the CNAA in 1981. The outcome of that assessment was
very disappointing and it was clear that Government
subvention could only continue to be justified if standards
were substantially improved. The College was therefore told
that change was needed.
Early in 1986, the
the college
ge was told that a further
assessment would be carried out towards the end of 1987 and
that the continuation of Government assistance might depend
on the outcome of this assessment. The Education Department
accordingly invited the CNAA to make a further assessment of
the Zollege in December last year. The CNAA Report reached
us in March. It commented very favourably on the College's
substantial progress since the previous report in 1981
making it clear that continued assistance is fully justified.