Regardless of John Pratt's pessimism, Ivor Wymer, of Bilston CFE, examines the success his college has had in preparing students for the Open University.
Ivor Wymer and Ray Bonell
Ivor Wymer and Ray Bonell outline the guidance system they use for ONC students
The Employment Secretary's new training proposals are accepted in education only because, in a desperate situation, anything is regarded as better than nothing. The New Training…
Abstract
The Employment Secretary's new training proposals are accepted in education only because, in a desperate situation, anything is regarded as better than nothing. The New Training Initiative (NTI) is too little in terms of resources; too late in the light of the deplorable prospects facing young people; too ad hoc and isolated from existing provision, especially further education, to create genuine new opportunities. It does not even aim at immediate provision for all unemployed under‐18s and, ignoring the lessons of the 1964 Industrial Training Act, it places on industry the main responsibility for training.
In England selection and guidance are based on one or a combination of the following methods: interviewing, assessment over a period, written examinations and objective grading…