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Wednesday, March 29, 1972
TWO FURTHER TECH'ICAL INSTITUTES PLANNED FOR COMPLETION IN 1975
Director of Education Says Review Of Need For
More Institutes Being Carried Out
Active planning is proceeding on the two further technical institutes
and it is now anticipated that it will be possible to complete both projects
by the beginning of the academic year 1975 and not one in 1975 and one in
1976 as originally envisaged, the Director of Education, the Hon. J. Canning
told Legislative Council today.
"I am investigating ways and means to start the operation of
these institutes in other buildings before the new buildings are completed
and if this should prove feasible I will submit recommendations through
the usual channels," Mr. Canning said.
He was replying at the resumed Budget debate to queries raised
by Unofficial Members.
Mr. Canning pointed out that a review of the need for further
technical institutes was currently in hand. The target date for the completion
of this review, which was ordered by the Governor, is August 1972.
He emphasised that technical institutes, which have a capital
cost of the order of $14 million each, required very detailed planning to
get them right.
Clarifying a misunderstanding, Mr. Canning said that officers of
his department had relied very heavily on the information and recommendations
put forward by the Industrial Training Advisory Committee in promoting new
courses in both the Morrison Hill Technical Institute and the Technical College.
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