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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1976
INTERNATIONAL TRANSORT EDUCATION DIRECTOR COMPLETES HONG KONG VISIT
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT, MR. ARTHUR BECKENHAM, LEAVES HONG KONG TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE END OF A TWO-WEEK VISIT.
THE VISIT WAS AN INDICATION OF THE IMPORTANCE WHICH THE INSTITUTE PLACES ON EXTENDING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN TRANSPORT IN HONG KONG.
THE PROGRAMME WAS JOINTLY ARRANGED BY THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE INSTITUTE AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WHO HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DEVELOPING COURSES IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT FOR LOCAL STUDENTS.
MR. BECKENHAM HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT AND SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE TRANSPORT, LABOUR, EDUCATION, CIVIL AVIATION AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS AND ALSO THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY AND GOVERNMENT TRAINING DIVISION.
VISITS TO TRANSPORT EMPLOYERS INCLUDED CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, KOWLOON MOTOR BUS, HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL, MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY, HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY AND CHINA MOTOR BUS TO ASCERTAIN THEIR TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND OBTAIN FURTHER ACCEPTANCE OF THE INSTITUTE'S QUALIFICATIONS AS A CRITERION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETANCE.
A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF MR. BECKENHAM'S PROGRAMME INVOLVED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF OF HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WITH A VIEW TO ESTABLISHING RECOGNITION OF THE POLYTECHNIC'S FULL AND PART-TIME TRANSPORT COURSES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR STUDENTS ON THESE COURSES FROM THE CHARTERED
INSTITUTE'S INTERMEDIATE AND FINAL EXAMINATIONS, A MAJOR AGREEMENT REACHED WAS THE ACCEPTANCE OF SYLLABI WHICH MORE CLOSELY REFLECT THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF HONG KONG.
THROUGHOUT THE VISIT THE AIM HAS BEEN TO FIND WAYS AND MEANS OF MAKING THE INSTITUTE MORE EFFECTIVE IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE EFFICIENCY OF TRANSPORT IN HONG KONG, ESPECIALLY BY EXPANDING A SOUND EDUCATIONAL BASE AND A HIGH DEGREE OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THE POLYTECHNIC WILL PLAY THE MAJOR ROLE.
THE INSTITUTE'S LOCAL BRANCH COMMITTEE SERVES AS THE POLYTECHNIC'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TRANSPORT STUDIES AND THUS PROVIDES A HIGH DEGREE OF LIAISON BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION.
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