FEU Technology Digest No. 3.

Overview & Synopsis

This digest contains four articles about technology and education in Britain. "The Development of an 'Additional Skills' Training Programme" (Peter Riley) details the organization and progress of a collaborative effort between Blackpool Processing Company and Flyde College's Additional Skills training program, a solution to achieving the flexible work force necessary in the 1990s. "Funding CNC Machine Tool Purchases in FE Colleges: Summary and Recommendations of an Evaluation Report" (Albert Clyde, Arthur Hambly) presents findings and recommendations on a funding scheme for computer numerical control in further education colleges. It notes that the result far outweighed the amount of funding involved--departments achieved a new utility to local industry. "Satellite Communications for Further Education" (Jim Stevenson) describes the importance and appropriateness of distance education in a country the size of Britain. "Attaining Competence in Engineering Design" (Colin Ledsome) deals with design education's background and the impact that it will have on changing technologies. (NLA)