THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1988
3-
EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT PUBLISHED
THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S REPORT NO. (THURSDAY) FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION.
3 WAS
PUBLISHED TODAY
DISTRIBUTED TO COPIES OF THE REPORT WILL BE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL WELCOME COMMENTS ON
MONTH CONSULTATION REPORT DURING THE TWO SPOKESMAN SAID.
SCHOOLS,
HIGHER
ALL ASPECTS OF THE FI A GOVERNMENT PERIOD,
THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, WHICH MEETS UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF SINCE LATE 1986. THE SIR Q.W. LEE, HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE REPORT REPORT MAKES 53 RECOMMENDATIONS ON TWO MAJOR ISSUES.
IT ALSO SUMMARISES RECOMMENDATIONS IN EARLIER REPORTS AND THE COMMISSION WILL TACKLE IN FUTURE.
PROGRESS
MADE IN
THE MENTIONS
IMPLEMENTING
SUBJECTS WHICH
IN WITH DEALT SUBJECT THE FIRST MAJOR STRUCTURE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION.
THE
REPORT 19
THE
"THE COMMISSION HAS EXAMINED A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF OPTIONS," THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THAT
INSTITUTIONS
TWO
SHOULD ACCEPT FORM YEAR SIXTH HE ADDED.
"IT HAS CONCLUDED
TERTIARY ONLY AFTER THE STUDENTS INTO DEGREE COURSES COURSE RECENTLY ENDORSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
COURSES TO THE AND
DEGREE THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT THE LENGTH OF FIRST
SUBJECT SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE INSTITUTIONS THEMSELVES, EXISTING PROCEDURES UNDER WHICH THEY MUST APPROACH THE UNIVERSITY POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE WITH PROPOSALS.
THE COMMISSION HAS, HOWEVER, INDICATED THAT COURSES OF THE SAME LENGTH AT ALL INSTITUTIONS FOR ANY GIVEN SUBJECT.
PROPOSE THAT THE
TERTIARY
SHOULD BE
INSTITUTIONS
THE COMMISSION ALSO SHOULD ADOPT COMMON ADMISSION PROCEDURES AND THAT, IN DUE COURSE, THE POSSIBILITY OF A CREDIT UNIT SYSTEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
THAT THE COMMISSION HAS NOT THE
INSTITUTIONS TERTIARY
THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN NOTED TRIED TO INFRINGE ON THE AUTONOMY OF LAYING DOWN A "BASIC" LENGTH FOR Degree COURSES.
"THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS ALLOW FOR COURSES AS IS EDUCATIONALLY NECESSARY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
BY
TO BE AS LONG
/"THE COMMISSION