Small is - Advanced industry stressed - October 19, 1980

Sep 28, 2026

October 19, 1980 issue focuses on Taiwan’s manpower and education policy, including a mapped 10-year program to improve employment outcomes through expanded vocational training. Coverage highlights student achievement at Neifong Elementary School, with broader discussion of population policy, rural school decline, and expected employment shifts toward technicians, mechanics, and construction workers. It also addresses labor welfare, wage increases, public housing plans, and links Taiwan and South Africa’s shared stance against communist expansionism.

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Advanced industry stressed

10-year manpower development and vocational training

Education policy and Neifong Elementary School

President Chiang welcomes South African Prime Minister

International exchange and strategic alignment

Population growth and labor measures

RECHN 502-P1 報週固中由自 October 19,1980 VOL XXI NO.41 TAIPEI.TAIWAN.REPUBLIC OF CHINA Small is # Advanced industry stressed 10-year plan toimprove useof manpower good in education policy A sixth grade student at theNeifong Elementary School inHsinchu county had the unusualdistinction of finishing first—and bottom—in his class recent-ly. The Republic of China's man-worker skill.power structure will continue t加The Taiwan Provincial Depart-improve as the rate of popula-ment of Social Affairs has drawntion growth declines in the nextup plans to provide vocational10 years.training for Gme 3,900 peopleA 10-year manpower develop-this year,including 1,800 juniorment program mapped out byhigh school graduates,250 highthe Council_for Economic Plan-school graduates and 1,250 un-ning and Development recom-employed people.Another 600mends several measures be takenwill be trained by the vocationalto use the nation's manpower t0training center in northern Tai-the best effect.wan. He also won all the 21 awardsfor the top five graduates in hisclass,including the Magistrate'sprize for first place,the DistrictAssembly Speaker's for second,rural district leader's for third,the ch sirman of the parent-teach-er association's for fourth andthe principal's for fifth. # President Chiang welcomesSouth African Prime Minister President Chiang Ching-kuo Oct.15 received thevisiting South African Prime Minister P.W.Botha at thePresidential Office in Taipei for an exchange of views Oninternational affairs and matters of nutual interest (pictureabove).At center is Dr.James Soong,director-general ofthe Government Information Office. This remarkable achievement was made possible because Wu Cooperafion among public andprivate vocational training cen-ters will be strengthened to pro-vide more employment opportu-nities. In the next 10 years,employ-ment in the agricultural sectorwill decline by 1.2 per centyear,while growth in the rate ofindustrial employment will beslower. Wan-teh was the only student nhis grade in the school. Located in a remote mountainarea,the Neifong ElementarySchool has gradually lost itspupils because nearby villagerswho tended tea plantations havemostly moved out to sesk otherwork. President Chiang gave a sincere welcome to PrimeMinister and Mrs.Botha and their entourage on their visitto the ROC.Prime Minister Botha said he was veryimpressed with the vitality and industrioustess of the Chi-nese people,which augurs a bright future for the nation. The department also plans to set up a training center insouthern Taiwan. Greatest growth in demandwill be for technicians,mechanics and construction work-ers. Workers'welfare The government will expandmanpower supply to mel theneeds of the nation by offeringsuitable posts to job applicants,and will continue to improvewelfare,safety,health and in-suIrance for workers. Wu Wan-tch recalls that hehad 18 classmates in his firstyear,but the number dwindledto two in his fifth,and by thetime graduation came round,only he was left. As South Africa and the Republic of China are facingthe same enemy,Communist expansionism,he pointedout,the common efforts of the two nations in the futureshoula be directed towards the strengtheting of nationalpower in order to make contributions to world peace. Population growth In population policy,the gov-ernment should continue to im-plement family planning,improvesocial welfarz,change outdatedlaws and regulations and combinepopulation distribution programswith overall town planning anddevelopment. At present,the school has fiveclasses and 15 pupils,l1 fewerthan last year.Four of the pupilsare in the first grade,none in thesecond,one in the third,five inthe fourth,four in the fifth andone in the sixth. Both President Chiang and Prime Minister Bothaagreed that the positions of the Republics of South Africaand China are of strategic importance,with South Africacon

FAQs

What is the document’s main focus regarding Taiwan’s workforce planning?

It emphasizes a 10-year manpower development plan aimed at making vocational training and employment opportunities more effective as population growth changes.

How does the document connect education policy to manpower development?

It links expanding vocational training and education objectives to expected labor-market needs, while describing how declining rural populations are affecting schools.

What labor and welfare measures does the document mention?

It states that the government will offer suitable posts to job applicants, expand worker welfare and safety including health and insurance, raise the minimum monthly wage, and set aside funds for public housing for priority purchase by workers.

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