Studying Management As A Career

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31053, 7 May 1966, Page 25

Studying Management As A Career

Greater efforts to draw the attention of young persons to the opportunities of studying for management as a career will be made as the result of a meeting organised by the Canterbury division of the New Zealand Institute of Management and attended by a wide representation of those interested in the subject. Summing up at the end of the meeting, the chairman, Mr R. A. Simmonds, the immediate past president of the division, said stronger steps would be taken to ensure people realised the functions of management. In some cases management would have to make sure those entering its enterprises were taken care of properly and bodies associated with management would have to see that those influencing the choice of careers were thoroughly briefed on what was needed for management so that they could guide the right type of person to it. The meeting was attended by principals and careers advisers of secondary schools, university and Technical Institute staff, representatives of business organisations and officers of the division. Visitors from Wellington were Mr G. D. Innes, chief vocational guidance officer for New Zealand, and Mr J. V. Kean, national secretary of the Institute of Management. Earlier, Mr Simmonds and the president of the Canterbury Manufacturers’ Association (Mr C. W. Mace) complained of a shortage of good management material. Mr Mace said that automation and other technical improvements in industry meant that the standard of person required for management would be higher. Those who took adequate training after leaving school would find the best positions. Industry and commerce in New Zealand had a greater need for trained management because of the controlled economy, said the

of the Canterbury Employers’ Association (Mr J. K. Dobson). Youngsters could not start training too soon and the institute might help schools by outlining a syllabus.

Mr R. E. Smith, representing the Chamber of Commerce, said organised trade had always needed leadership and there were opportunities in many fields for women as well as men.