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CM December 1, D. S. Benn comments on the state of lining in the road transport Justly. He highlights the diffiIty colleges face in employing ecialists to run transport urses — particularly with resct to the Certificate of Pro;sional Competence. This is .o a problem for training ficers in many large cornnies.
As part of its training proviin, the RTITB offers a CPC lining pack for use by training if. This pack contains a cornete ready-to-use course vering the entire CPC syl)us. Being complete with lec'e notes, course handouts and ival aids, it is ready for use by y generalist trainer or line 3nager with relevant specialist owledge. In fact, the RTITB
Group Training Associations regularly achieve a pass rate in excess of 80 per cent with this pack.
However, in a mobile industry, traditional courses may not always be suitable for the trainee's needs. To help meet the needs of these people (e.g. owner-drivers), the RTITB offers such products as the pictorial self-study pack.
Consisting of cartoon illustrations, with captions, it covers the entire syllabus. Other aids include the exam preparation pack (which includes two sample examinations for practice) and learning packs. The learning packs are a self-study text on a particular CPC syllabus topic. The entire syllabus will be covered in this format by the end of the 1979.
This is one of the ranges of methods that RTITB offers at present on a wide selection of topics relevant to the needs of the road transport industry. By offering a choice of methods, the individual can select a programme to meet his own needs. It is through this flexibility that the RTITB hopes to increase professionalism in the industry. Jonah the Whale Exhibition (CM, November 24).
May I just point out that the Jonah The Whale Exhibition arrived in the UK to do a tour of the country, not at the expense of the World Wildlife Fund but in order to benefit the World Wildlife Fund. VVVVF welcomed the exhibition to this country to help publicise our campaign for marine conservation, in particu lar to save whales. A percentage of the takings from the exhibition came to the World Wildlife Fund but VVWF did not give any financial support to the exhibition. The exhibition has now been put in store for the winter months.
SALLY PALMER, Public Relations, World Wildlife Fund, London.