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| − | The Manpower Services Commission ( | + | The Manpower Services Commission (M.S.C.) was set up by government and operated from 1974-1988.<ref>Richard O'Brien (1988) The rise and fall of the manpower services commission, Policy Studies, 9:2, 3-8, DOI: 10.1080/01442878808423514</ref> Its purpose was to coordinate vocational training and manage and expand the government's vocational training programmes, and in particular to offer retraining and skills development to adults intending to re‐enter the workforce.<ref>[http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100131636 Oxford Index, Oxford University Press]</ref> |
| − | Some heritage railways used | + | Some heritage railways used M.S.C. programmes to fund labour to undertake projects. On the SVR this included [[GWR 829 Full Third]], moving [[Bewdley Down Yard#In_preservation|Swindon Works' traverser]] and [[List of infrastructure#Track.2C_rails_and_sleepers|relaying of track at the north end of the line]] during the 1970s |
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Revision as of 15:00, 9 August 2021
The Manpower Services Commission (M.S.C.Manpower Services Commission) was set up by government and operated from 1974-1988.[1] Its purpose was to coordinate vocational training and manage and expand the government's vocational training programmes, and in particular to offer retraining and skills development to adults intending to re‐enter the workforce.[2]
Some heritage railways used M.S.C.Manpower Services Commission programmes to fund labour to undertake projects. On the SVRSevern Valley Railway this included GWR 829 Full Third, moving Swindon Works' traverser and relaying of track at the north end of the line during the 1970s
See also
GWR 829 Full Third
List of infrastructure
Swindon Works' traverser
References
- ↑ Richard O'Brien (1988) The rise and fall of the manpower services commission, Policy Studies, 9:2, 3-8, DOI: 10.1080/01442878808423514
- ↑ Oxford Index, Oxford University Press
