TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 108, 10 May 1927, Page 3

TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

TEACHERS IN CONFERENCE. CO-OPERATION WITH EMPLOYERS. ■ 4 (By Telegraph—Presi Association.! ig* WELLINGTON, this day. 1 [ The annual conference of the Tech«j nical School Teachers' Association open- j ed to-day, Mr. Alexander MeFadyea.. (Dunedini presiding. Then? are 40 delegates. The presidential address referred - j to the setting up of advisory committee* ,' Jin connection with various industries ' and the co-operation of those industries ' with them. The institution of a set examinations and certificates in tech--. nical subjects should raise the standard .' and gain greater sympathy and regula- < tion from employers. The certificate* ' would take the place of the city ajid • guild qualifications, now recognised 5a \ many apprenticeship awards. The lack "J of regulation by employers was largely ' due to lack of knowledge of what was J being done in technical schools. Aα * increase in the scope of the boards' tecanical activities was suggested. Papers were read by Mr. A. J. Thompson, on commercial education; Mr. T. L. James, on shorthand; and Mr. T. B. Strong, on the earlier days of technical education. Regret was expressed at the illness of the president of the association, Mr. G. J. Park, by the chairman, who also referred to the loss sustained to the cause of education bv the resignation of Mr. John Caughlev."