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S.T.—Mr Goosman’s statement that the world-wide shortage of technicians Is applying the brakes to construction is surely made in ; ‘gnorance of the accented New Zealand meaning of the I word “technician ” Civil engineering technicians are sub-professional staff, somewhere between professional engineers and tradesmen, and are not responsible for major engineering decisions Their day-to-day project | work involves oerformirg. and «tioerpising routine test-; ire of materials a«ocis*ed with craaUtv control. Invest’-' rations and deva’onment , Surely it is unrealistic to. blame a falline-ofT of construction activity on to a very small occupational group who are a’_m r 'st nearly, all employed by the Ministry of Works, local bodies, or . universities One could sugigest that if ruling world.
salary rates were paid to professional engineers the . persistent overseas drift of , these people would fall off j and adequate highlv-trained i persons would be available .to develop our country.— .! Yours. etc., . TECHNICIAN 11 August 2, L&62.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29893, 6 August 1962, Page 3
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