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Technical education 1964-1982
The remarkable post-war growth of secondary industry created a growing demand for trained personnel at both the technician (tradesman) and technologist (professional) levels. To meet this demand, technical education was reorganised in the 1960s, many of the existing colleges being raised to tertiary level and others being created to provide additional technical education.
Acceptance by the Commonwealth Government of the 1964 Martin Report, which recommended that increased funds be made available to the State to help establish autonomous tertiary-level institutes of advanced education, provided the financial support for this reorganisation.
The Education Act of 1964 provided the necessary legislative basis for the reorganisation. It created a Technical Education Advisory Council, with members from industry, commerce, education and Government departments, which was responsible for advising the Minister of Education on the future development of technical education.
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Queensland Government Department of Education and Training
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