CAREERS BOOKS
Distribution criticised
(N.Z. Press Association)
NEW PLYMOUTH, December 10. The Vocational Guidance I I Council of New Zealand will |be asked to ensure that! [careers handbooks are better' 'distributed. ' This was decided at the (quarterly meeting of the national executive of the New 'Zealand Parent - Teacher Associations held in New Plymouth at the week-end. The Minister of Education; i (Mr Amos) will also be advised that excellent material! being published by the guid-i ance council was a wasted' effort unless it reached ‘ parents. The national president of; the N.Z.P.T.A., Mr M. A.! Browne, of Palmerston [ North, said that the booklet,! “Looking ahead to your: future,” was available to al) pupils at the completion of their fourth form year, but; I it appeared few parents were seeing the booklet. 1 “The material in this handbook gives advice on choosing subjects for school certi-; ficate and further examinations. on requirements for: 'careers from bricklaying to, computer programming, and lists bursarie; and anorenItlceships available,” said Mr. I Browne.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33096, 11 December 1972, Page 16
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167CAREERS BOOKS Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33096, 11 December 1972, Page 16
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