WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1983
MORE TECHNICAL MANPOWER NEEDED FOR MACHINE SHOPS
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THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY WILL NEED AN ADDITION OF AT LEAST 65 TECHNOLOGISTS, 370 TECHNICIANS AND 2 330 CRAFTSMEN EACH YEAR FROM 1983 TO 1987 TO COVER BOTH GROWTH AND WASTAGE.
THIS IS INDICATED IN THE 1982 MANPOWER SURVEY REPORT PREPARED BY THE MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN SEPTEMBER 1982 TO COLLECT UP-TO-DATE MANPOWER INFORMATION WITH A VIEW TO DETERMINING THE EXISTING AND FUTURE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDUSTRY.
BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY, RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE TO GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY ON WAYS OF MEETING THESE. REQUIREMENTS,
THE SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT WITH THE HELP OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE REPORT NOTES THAT AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY, THERE WERE 33 TECHNOLOGIST, 366 TECHNICIAN AND 2 856 CRAFTSMAN TRAINEE-APPRENTICES UNDER TRAINING IN THE INDUSTRY A TOTAL WORKFORCE OF 122 134.
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THE REPORT ALSO NOTES THAT EMPLOYMENT IN THE INDUSTRY HAD DECLINED AT AN AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF ABOUT 2.2 PER CENT BETWEEN 1980 AND 1982.
BUT IT STATES THAT THE DECREASE IN EMPLOYMENT WAS DUE PARTLY TO THE WORLDWIDE ECONOMIC RECESSION AND PARTLY TO MECHANISATION AS A RESULT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN THE
INDUSTRY.
THE REPORT, THEREFORE, EXPECTS A CONTINUING AND INCREASING DEMAND FOR WELL-TRAINED TECHNICAL MANPOWER AT ALL LEVELS.
THE REPORT CONTAINS DETAILED STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE MANPOWER STRUCTURE OF THE INDUSTRY, THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EACH PRINCIPAL JOB, A FORECAST OF THE TRAINING NEEDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRAINING MEASURES.
PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $28.50 A COPY.