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BASED on the findings of the Urwick Committee which reported in 1947, the British Institute of Managemtent fstnd the Ministry of Education have now submitted details of the schemes which they are preparred to approve at further educational institutions for the award of intermediate certificates and of diplomas in management studies. Students for the intermediate certificate must have reached the minimum age of twenty-three years before completing the course and will be required to attend a course of directed study for three years concurrently with commercial or industrial employment. For the diplomas, courses will either be general or specialized and may be taken by students who have already obtained an intermediate certificate or are qualified to pursue more advanced studies in management subjects ; they must have reached the minimum age of twenty-five years before completing the course. Diploma courses should normally provide for two years directed study concurrently with commercial or industrial employment. Where the experience and age of the students merit special consideration, full-time courses or other alternative arrangements may be approved. Further details of the courses may be obtained from Rules 116 (June 1949) of the Ministry of Education, H.M. Stationery Office, price 2d. net.
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Management Studies. Nature 164, 519 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164519b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/164519b0