ABSTRACT
The business world may be said to include commercial firms, the commercial departments of industrial and agricultural firms, the distributive trades proper, and the specialized branches of business such as shipping, exporting, banking and insurance. The very unsatisfactory nature of the position of commercial education in the immediate post-war years was highlighted by the Carr-Saunders Report on Education for Commerce which was published in 1949. Training should therefore provide the trainee both with a broad working knowledge of the main commercial functions of a firm and substantial practical experience; and also the opportunity to follow high-level associated further education courses in business or professional studies. The massive growth in the use of computer installations has been reflected, educationally, in the provision of courses at all levels. A substantial and growing contribution to management education is made through courses leading to the awards of the professional management institutions.
