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THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1984
BIG MANAGEMENT SURVEY STARTS
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A MAJOR SURVEY ON THE TRAINING NEEDS OF MANAGEMENT STARTS TOMORROW.
THE SURVEY, WHICH WILL LAST FOR A MONTH, WILL COVER ABOUT 2 100 ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED AT RANDOM FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY AND IT IS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TRAINING OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
+THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT IN VIEW OF THE SCARCITY OF INFORMATION ABOUT MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TRAINING IN HONG KONG, SAID A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN.
INTERVIEWERS FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THE ESTABLISHMENTS SELECTED TO HELP THEM COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THIS WILL HELP ASSESS THE MANAGEMENT SITUATION AND WILL PROVIDE NAMES OF MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS.
ONCE THIS HAS BEEN DONE, SEVERAL MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS WILL BE SELECTED AT RANDOM AND WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE A FURTHER QUESTIONNAIRE INDICATING THEIR NEEDS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND THE TYPES OF MANAGEMENT COURSE THEY HAVE ATTENDED OR ARE INTERESTED IN.
ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE KEPT IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND DATA WILL BE RELEASED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO FIRMS OR INDIVIDUALS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SURVEY WILL COLLECT PARTICULARS OF MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS RELATING TO AGE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, WORKING EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALISED MANAGEMENT FIELDS. ABOUT 8 000 MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS WILL BE INTERVIEWED.
+EMPLOYERS AND MANAGERS ARE REQUESTED TO CO-OPERATE BECAUSE THE SURVEY IS VITAL TO THE COMMITTEE IN FORMULATING RECOMMENDATIONS AND TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY TRAINING, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY WILL ASSIST WITH THE SURVEY.
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