TUESDAY, NOVEGER 22, 1983
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+FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WILL SERVE AS USEFUL REFERENCES FOR LOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN FORMULATING FUTURE EDUCATION PLANS FOR THE TRAINING OF TECHNOLOGISTS,+ A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
EMPLOYERS WILL BE ASKED TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF TECHNOLOGISTS EMPLOYED AND THEIR EDUCATION ATTAINMENTS INCLUDING DEGREES, ASSOCIATESHIP AND DIPLOMAS HELD.
LATEST STATISTICS SHOW THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 20 000 TECHNOLOGISTS EMPLOYED IN 34 000 ESTABLISHMENTS.
THE AD HOC COMMITTEE WAS SET UP TO REVIEW THE MANPOWER ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY CURRENTLY IN USE BY THE VTC, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE STRESSED THAT THE DATA COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICS SUMMARY WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
QUESTIONNAIRES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES HAVE BEEN SENT TO EMPLOYERS SELECTED FROM RANDOM SAMPLING.
OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD TO COLLECT AND HELP COMPLETE THE FORMS.
ALSO ASSISTING IN THE SURVEY ARE THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESS ING AGENCY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOUNG DELEGATES RETURNING
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A YOUTH DELEGATION WILL RETURN TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON AFTER AN 11-DAY TRIP IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN.
THE NINE LOCAL YOUTHS ARE AMONG 50 DELEGATIONS INVITED BY THE OMANIAN GOVERNMENT TO ATTEND THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS HELD ON NOVEMBER 19 AND 20.
THE YOUTHS WILL ARRIVE AT 3 PM TOMORROW BY FLIGHT CX 710. YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THEIR ARRIVAL.
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