Meeting the Needs of Employers

A description is given of the Professional,Industrial and Commercial Updating (PICKUP)Europe Unit, operated by a consortium consisting of Bradford University, South Bank Polytechnic, Leeds Polytechnic and Spicers Centre for Europe, which will offer employers“one‐stop shopping” where they can obtain advice, consultancy and short courses. An initial network of 20 Regional Centres is being established to gather market intelligence, identify development needs and highlight good practice. Appropriate research will be commissioned and the results disseminated in a variety of ways. Broad outlines of the training implications of the Single Market are identifed. These range from the knowledge of legislation relating to the market itself to the likely effects on manpower planning. The need for a response from educationists is emphasised, as transnational study programmes, aided by distance learning methods and satellite and computer links, grow in importance.