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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1988

NEW DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY MR H.R. KNIGHT AS THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRAINING.

(TUESDAY) THE APPOINTMENT OF

AND INDUSTRIAL

MR KNIGHT, AGED 54, JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE OFFICER (TECHNICAL) IN SEPTEMBER 1965,

AS AN EDUCATION

PROMOTED

HE BECAME A SENIOR TRAINING OFFICER AND 1969

WAS DECEMBER 1973.

ΤΟ

HE

APPOINTED WAS

IN JUNE IN LABOUR FOR COMMISSIONER ASSISTANT

ASSISTANT AS TRANSFER ON TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN APRIL 1982.

MR KNIGHT HAS ACTED AS

DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS.

EDUCATION

AND

(APPRENTICESHIP)

DIRECTOR OF

INDUSTRIES HAVE SCOPE TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY

COMMISSIONED

YEAR ON THE AND TEXTILES MADE SIGNIFICANT SCOPE FOR AND INDUSTRY,

BY THE GOVERNMENT LAST A STUDY CONSTRAINTS AND DETERMINANTS OF GROWTH IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRIES CONCLUDED THAT WHILE BOTH INDUSTRIES HAD

CONSIDERABLE WAS STILL THERE YEARS, STRIDES IN RECENT IMPROVING THEIR PRODUCTIVITY, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

MR THE YEAR,

FAIR, TECHNOLOGY CLOTHING SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE MACLEOD SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD AGREED TO PROVIDE FUNDING SO THAT

A TEXTILES DIVISION THIS COUNCIL COULD ESTABLISH PRODUCTIVITY TO ADVISE MANUFACTURERS ON WAYS OF IMPROVING THEIR EFFICIENCY.

"OVER THE NEXT FEW

EXPAND ITS SERVICES TO

PROVIDE

THE YEARS,

DIVISION NEW ADVICE AND TRAINING TECHNIQUES SPECIFICALLY

WILL GRADUALLY

ON MACHINERY, TAILORED TO

THE

AUTOMATION AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS OF CLOTHING AND TEXTILES MANUFACTURERS,

OTHER "THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING

INCLUDING IMPROVED FROM THE CONSULTANCY,

HE SAID.

RECOMMENDATIONS STEMMING MANPOWER TRAINING AND BETTER INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT,

/MR MACLEOD