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FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1984
THE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TRAINING (CMST) OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC) COVERED ALL 714 CORPORATE ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE ECONOMY. IT ALSO SAMPLED 1 173 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES IN SIX MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY INCLUDING CLOTHING, ELECTRONICS, PLASTICS, TEXTILES, WHOLESALE-IMPORT-EXPORT, AND RETAIL TRADES.
THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT THE CONCEPT OF MANAGEMENT TRAINING IS UNKNOWN TO MANY ESTABLISHMENTS ESPECIALLY THE SMALLER ENTERPRISES, SAID MR PETER BARRETT, CHAIRMAN OF THE CMST.
IN-COMPANY TRAINING FACILITIES ARE ALSO GENERALLY UNDER- DEVELOPED IN ALL TYPES OF ESTABLISHMENTS COVERED IN THE SURVEY, HE ADDED.
+BUT THERE IS A STRONG INDICATION THAT OWNER-MANAGERS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF FROM SMALLER ENTERPRISES WOULD BE WILLING TO ATTEND RELEVANT MANAGEMENT COURSES,+ MR BARRETT SAID.
THE SURVEY FOUND THAT CORPORATE ESTABLISHMENTS RELY HEAVILY ON EXTERNAL COURSES TO TRAIN THE IR MANAGEMENT STAFF AS WELL.
+EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, THEREFORE, SHOULD INTRODUCE MORE TAILOR-MADE” MANAGEMENT COURSES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES,+ MR BARRETT SAID.
IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR POST-EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT COURSES FROM PRACTISING MANAGERS AND SUPERVIORS OF CORPORATE ESTABLISHMENTS, THE CMST ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS SHOULD NOTE THE REQUIREMENTS AND TRY TO UPGRADE THE STANDARDS OF THEIR EXISTING COURSES TO MEET THE NEEDS.
IT REQUESTED THE VTC TO SEEK MORE FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THESE TRAINING PROPOSALS.
THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE TO BE ESTABLISHED AND MANAGED BY THE CMST WOULD ALSO HELP WITH THE AREAS OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATION AND PROMOTION OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN HONG KONG, MR BARRETT SAID,
THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP ALLEVIATE OTHER PROBLEMS IN MANAGEMENT TRAINING, SUCH AS THE SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED TRAINERS, SCARCITY OF INFORMATION ABOUT MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TRAINING, FRAGMENTATION AND UNCOORDINATED EFFORTS OF EXISTING INSTITUTIONS.
THE REPORT PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $39.5 A COPY.
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