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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1989

YEAR "IN THE MEANTIME. ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS

CENTRES AND SOCIAL SECURITY TO REDUCE CASE LOADS IN FAMILY SERVICE

" HE SAID. FIELD UNITS OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT,"

THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT ONE PROBLEM THE GOVERNMENT GOOD MANY PROFESSIONAL WAS A SHORTAGE OF SOCIAL WORKERS AS A HAD EMIGRATED.

NUMBER OF "TO FILL THE GAPS, A

MEASURES ARE ALREADY SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING THE INTAKE OF TAKEN, FOR EXAMPLE

Th HE SAID. WORK STUDENTS INTO OUR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.

FACED

STAFF

BEING

SOCIAL

THAT BUT, IN PLANNING IMPROVEMENTS TO SERVICES, SIR DAVID SAID

EXISTING STAFF, WE MUST TAKE CARE NOT TO PLACE IMPOSSIBLE BURDENS ON

ALREADY HAD VERY BOTH IN THE GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED SECTORS. THEY HEAVY WORKLOADS.

"SEPARATELY, WE WILL CONTINUE SERVICES WITH THE AIM, WHERE POSSIBLE, INTO THE COMMUNITY," SIR DAVID SAID.

то

OUR DEVELOP

REHABILITATION

OF INTEGRATING THE

THE OBJECTIVE WOULD BE SERVICES WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, EXTENDING THOSE IN NEED.

DISABLED

STEADILY TO IMPROVE THE

QUALITY OF THEM TO COVER MORE OF

BEING PLACED ON EMPLOYMENT

FOR

EXTENT POSSIBLE,

PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WAS NOW DISABLED PEOPLE SO THAT THEY COULD, TO THE GREATEST EARN THEIR OWN LIVING.

"FUNDS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE DISABLED SO AS TO EXPAND IN SCHOOLS FOR THE INCLUDE CAREER COUNSELLING AND CIVIC EDUCATION,

ADDITIONAL TEACHERS AND

CURRICULUM

THE HE SAID.

RATE OF WHO

THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID THAT IN APRIL 1990, THE HIGHER DISABILITY ALLOWANCE WOULD BE EXTENDED TO THOSE AGED 15 AND UNDER REQUIRED CONSTANT CARE AND ATTENTION.

FINANCIAL

"THIS WILL GO SOME WAY TO RECOGNISING THE ADDITIONAL

" HE ADDED. BURDENS FACED BY THE PARENTS OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE,"

COMMISSION ON YOUTH TO BE ESTABLISHED

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO SET UP EARLY NEXT YEAR A COMMISSION YOUNG PEOPLE AND RESPOND TO ON YOUTH TO HELP IT MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR ASPIRATIONS.

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON,

THIS SAID

TODAY

(WEDNESDAY),

NOTING THAT ONE QUARTER OF THE POPULATION WAS NOW UNDER THE AGE OF 25

YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD

AND THESE WORKFORCE.

PROVIDE

OUR FUTURE LEADERSHIP AND

THE GOVERNOR

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