Training in Fleet Street

Abstract

Trade Associations are in an excellent position to influence training within an industry or a part of an industry. With the advent of the Industry Training Boards the general tendency has been for trade associations to pass their training responsibilities over completely to the ITB. They saw their main advantage in securing one of the employer seats on the training board itself and then leaving the initiative to the ITB. At its weakest this action could be seen as a rather negative watchdog exercise. There is another way and it is far more effective and positive. It is this other way that NOEL THOMPSON writes about in this article.