Courses in trade with Japan

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33452, 6 February 1974, Page 14

Courses in trade with Japan

The first of three special courses for businessmen interested in trade with Japan will begin at Lincoln College later this month.

“Interest in the new courses is running very high at present and we have had | inquiries from a wide range .;0f New Zealand industrial ! concerns from top manageiment to those people who imight eventually live and I work in Japan,” said Mr D. H. Crabb, the information officer for Lincoln College. ' The aim of the three courses, the first of which will begin on February 20, is to train businessmen how to regard Japan as a trading market. Those taking part will be given the chance of learning more about the Japanese way of life through special training provided in conjunction with the Asian Studies Department of the (University of Canterbury. Special emphasis will also .be given to help businessmen

v.who may be part of trade. L delegations to Japan, and! I.there will be a special course! s:of instruction for those in-! livolved in processing indus--I tries. J The first course will last' I for three days. This will be' '. repeated in May with an ex--1 tension of the course to one week. In August the threef day course will be extended! i! by a one week course fol-: , (lowed by a concluding; /' course of two weeks. ; This month Lincoln College ! t will also offer, for the first; f time, a part-time course for 1 J: National Park rangers. Forty 1: rangers will attend in the first! i course, and later in the year 1 a further course for 40‘ 2 rangers will be held. It is hoped to have full-time >!courses for rangers at the. l college later.