SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1979
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EMPLOYERS' VIEWS WANTED ON CREDIT-UNIT SYSTEM
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THE VIEWS OF MAJOR EMPLOYERS ARE BEING SOUGHT REGARDING A CREDIT-UNIT SYSTEM TO BE ADOPTED BY THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES FOR TECHNICIAN PROGRAMMES IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING.
LETTERS INVITING COMMENTS TOGETHER WITH DETAILS ON THE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN SENT TO 36 EMPLOYERS WITH REGARD TO THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMME, AND TO 33 EMPLOYERS IN THE CASE OF THE ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING PROGRAMME.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE CREDIT-UNIT SYSTEM PROVIDES THE FLEXIBILITY NECESSARY TO MEET THE CHANGING REQUIREMENTS OF INDUSTRY INCLUDING GREATER DIVERS IF ICATION.
+AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT IS GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR STUDENTS AS UNITS MAY BE STUDIED AT A SPACE WHICH IS SUITED TO THE IR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES, HE ADDED.
THIS WAS PARTICULARLY ADVANTAGEOUS FOR EVENING STUDENTS WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND CLASSES ON THREE OR FOUR EVENINGS EACH WEEK, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, EXPLAINING THAT UNDER THE SYSTEM A STUDENT COULD COMPLETE THE NUMBER OF UNITS REQUIRED FOR AN AWARD OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIVISION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALSO INTENDS TO SEEK VALIDATION FOR THESE PROGRAMMES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL.
+ IF THE PROGRAMMES ARE APPROVED STUDENTS WILL, AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRY, BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP OF ONE OF THE REGISTERED INSTITUTIONS FOR TECHNICIANS AND TECHNICIAN ENGINEERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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