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1972/73
1980/81
Full-time
822
2,910
Part-time day-release
1,109
8,880
Evening
9,487
14,180
Total
11,418
25,970
(full-time equivalent)
(2,773)
(8,233)
2.60
The institutes operate at two distinct levels, namely
craft (post-Form III) and technician (post-Form V), the present
student enrolment at the two levels being as follows (percentage
in brackets):
Craft
Technician
Total
Full-time
PTDR
Evening
1,060 (36.4%) 7,020 (79.0%)
7,690 (54.2%)
6,490 (45.8%)
1,850 (63.6%) 1,860 (21.0%)
2,910(100.0%) 8,880(100.0%) 14,180(100.0%)
The applicant-to-place ratios for full-time technician courses in
1980/81 was 10:1 and for craft courses 5:1. The overall ratio for
evening courses was 4:1. The ratios for technician courses have
remained very high over the past few years despite a very substantial
increase in the number of places being offered at the Polytechnic
and the technical institutes. As far as possible places are found
for all qualified PTDR applicants, if necessary by cancelling full-
time courses. The original target for the five technical institutes
was for a total of slightly more than 40,000 places. This has now
been revised to 43,000 places by 1983/84 (in addition to the places
which will eventually be available in the sixth institute).
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A credit-unit system has now been adopted for technician
study programmes, mainly to provide greater flexibility. Programmes
in the main disciplines have already been validated by the Technician
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