§ Miss Quennellasked the Minister of Education, in view of the excess of applicants for university places over the number of places available, and the excess of places in colleges of technology and further education over candidates for them, if he is aware that degree-status qualifications obtained by passing courses in the latter institutions are often of 131W greater value to their holders than the conventional degree; and if he will take steps to bring this to the notice of those concerned.
§ Sir E. BoyleCourses in the colleges are not generally under-subscribed, and where they are the subjects are not necessarily those for which the universities have an excess demand for places, but there is clearly a national need for more students to enter courses of technology. I agree that the opportunities available in institutions of higher education other than universities are not sufficiently widely known, and I am publishing a booklet shortly giving information about the courses available, and the standards of entry required. The booklet will be sent to all secondary schools, and I hope that careers masters, in particular, will find it useful.