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employment in the oil industry. Although the standard aimed at
would not be as high ao that attained in the 'Final Stage' of
ordinary education, there is no rcaoon to regard inefficient and
coralooo instruction as good enough for an industrial sohool.
The propoaalo I have oubmittod to FUTURE DEVELOPM1SNT OF
your Highness in other oeotions of thia THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
Report ahow that the present Teohnioal
School ia at any rate well founded ae rogards its general aims*
Ita two-year poriod of training whilo sufficient to give satis-
factory trade courses, is yet short enough to provide industry
with trained youths at a reasonably rapid rate. Workshop practice
quito properly forme the basis of the courses, and the contacts
already established between the school and industrial concerns
are of a useful and promising kind. It io difficult to .judge the
results of an institution still quite new, but the school appears
to be turning out keen boys, well able to adapt themselves to
industrial conditions. Thu9, the Government could use the present
school as the foundation of a larger and more, thorough system
of technical education in Bahrain without the slight©Gt misgiving
ao to its ultimate success.

THE AIMS OF THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL

In ordor to bo of the greatest advantage to the State the
Technioal School should provide sound training in the principles
and practice of u number of definite trades, and givo little
attention to subjects which arc of purely acadomic interest.
English, elementary mathematics and teohnioal drawing should be
taught in the school, but those subjocto should have a dix'cct
bearing on the industrial work. The time has not yet come for a
full oxpoeooion of the cultural side of technical education or
for advanced instruction. The best foundation for these things
in the future would be just the simple vocational school which
is at present contemplated and is so urgently needed in connection
with the skilled labour problem in the Stute.

The branches of Industry inwhlch there aro INDUSTRIAL
openings for youths with technical truining may bo NEEDS IN
summarised as follows : BAHRAIN.

1. THE OIL INDUSTRY.
i. Mechanical Engineering :
Fitters
Turners
Machinists
Blacksmiths
ii* Motor Trades i
Motor Mechanics
Woodworkers for Motor Body Work

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