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IoTA gains university recognition
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WHEN the National Council of the Institute of Traffic Administration meets in London tomorrow, it 'will learn that the University of Salford is prepared to consider certain members for admission to its degree course. Members who have a 60 per cent pass in all of the Institute's eight papers, will have met the first university requirement. Mr F. Fyewell, IoTA's secretary, told CM that this was "a terrific step forward" for the Institute.
It follows an intimation last week that the Chartered Institute of Transport is prepared to allow candidates who have been successful in IoTA's final examination to qualify for exemption from four of the six papers leading to the Chartered Institute's intermediate examination. About 300 of IoTA's members are qualified to apply for exemption.
Mr Pyewell said that this closer link with CIT had taken place after months of behind the scenes negotiations. "We started talking last November and about two months ago, we got the breakthrough."
Little dialogue
Although IoTA had been in existence since 1944, until the beginning of the year there had been very little dialogue between the two organizations. But he replied that this was the beginning of merger negotiations.
The significance of the new relationship is seen as important for those described by Mr Pyewell as "the late developers." "Entry to the CIT requires at least five 0-levels," he said, "and there are many young men in transport who do not meet this educational requirement but who later show managerial ability. The IoTA is now the jumping-off point for such, men who want the professional CIT qualifications."
The CIT for its part, is to make a determined effort to recruit more qualified men. At a press conference last week it was revealed that membership stood at 18,000 and the president, Mr D. R. Hunter, estimated that there must be at least 130,000 men at all managerial levels who could become CIT members.
The 1974/75 regulations and syllabus -for the CIT examinations is now available from 80 Portland Place, London WIN 4DP, price 30p.