This guide describes standard operating job procedures for the digestion process of wastewater treatment facilities. This process is for reducing the volume of sludge to be treated in subsequent units and to reduce the volatile content of sludge. The guide gives step-by-step instructions for pre-startup, startup, continuous operating, shutdown,…

This guide describes standard operating job procedures for the sludge conditioning and dewatering process of wastewater treatment facilities. In this process, sludge is treated with chemicals to make the sludge coagulate and give up its water more easily. The treated sludge is then dewatered using a vacuum filter. The guide gives step-by-step…

This publication describes some of the basic features of state industry services programs, particularly those related to job training. It seeks to answer the following questions: How does an industry services program differ from more traditional vocational education programs? What types of training are provided? Who benefits? How are the…

THE MOST BASIC AND ELEMENTARY REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCES ON ADULT EDUCATION ARE PRESENTED. INFORMATION INCLUDES ADDRESSES, DATES AND FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION, AND COSTS FOR STANDARD REFERENCES, PERIODICALS, AND ABSTRACTING SERVICES. SOME FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. (PT)

IN 1964, THE TWO PROVINCES OF PAKISTAN HAD A COMBINED POPULATION OF 101 MILLION. THE ECONOMY OF THE NATION IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON AGRICULTURE, BUT INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION IS RAPID ENOUGH TO CAUSE SHORTAGE OF SKILLED PERSONNEL. A 5-YEAR PRIMARY EDUCATION BRANCHES INTO TWO SECONDARY STREAMS. STUDENTS MAY ENTER A 5-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL TOWARD UNIVERSITY,…

IN 1964 SINGAPORE HAD A POPULATION OF 1,844,200. EDUCATION IS FREE FOR THE 6 PRIMARY YEARS. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS ATTEND AN ACADEMIC SECONDARY, A SECONDARY COMMERCIAL, OR A SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL. A 2-YEAR PREUNIVERSITY, A POLYTECHNIC, AND A TEACHERS' COLLEGE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. UNSUCCESSFUL PRIMARY STUDENTS RECEIVE 2 YEARS ADDITIONAL WORK AT A…

THE 1964 POPULATION OF THAILAND WAS 30 MILLION. ITS ECONOMY IS LARGELY DEPENDENT ON AGRICULTURE, BUT RAPID INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION IS UNDERWAY. THE NATION IS DIVIDED INTO 12 EDUCATIONAL REGIONS CONTROLLED BY AN EDUCATION OFFICER. PRESCHOOL EDUCATION OF 1 TO 3 YEARS IS NONCOMPULSORY. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OF 4 YEARS IS COMPULSORY, AND THIS REQUIREMENT…

THE 1963 ESTIMATED POPULATION OF TANZANIA WAS OVER 10 MILLION. THE NATION'S ECONOMY IS PRIMARILY AGRICULTURAL. PRIMARY EDUCATION CONSISTS OF A 4-YEAR LOWER AND 4-YEAR UPPER LEVEL. BECAUSE OF LIMITED EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, ADMISSION TO UPPER PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS DEPENDS ON PASSING EXAMINATIONS. FROM THE UPPER PRIMARY LEVEL, A STUDENT MAY…

THE 1963 POPULATION OF ZAMBIA WAS APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILLION. THE 8-YEAR PRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRAM IS FOLLOWED BY SECONDARY, SECONDARY TECHNICAL, AND TRADE SCHOOL OPTIONS. THERE IS AN INCREASE IN ADULT EDUCATION AT THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS. CRAFT AND TECHNICIAN LEVEL PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AT NORTHERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND ITS ANCILLARY…

THE POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAS 27,184,000 IN 1963. AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE KOREAN WAR, HAS RECEIVED EMPHASIS THROUGH EXPORT PROMOTION, TAX REFORM, AND A STABILIZATION PROGRAM. A 6-YEAR FREE COMPULSORY EDUCATION IS SUPPLEMENTED BY "CIVIC SCHOOLS" AND "HIGHER CIVIC SCHOOLS"…

THE 1963 POPULATION OF MALAWI WAS 3,753,000. MALAWI'S ECONOMY IS BASED ON AGRICULTURE. PRIMARY EDUCATION COVERS 8 YEARS AND ENROLLS 98 PERCENT OF THE 380,000 PUPILS IN SCHOOL. TECHNICAL SCHOOLS INCLUDE TRADE- AND TECHNICIAN-ORIENTED PROGRAMS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. A NEW UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI INCLUDES NO COURSES OF A TECHNICAL NATURE, BUT…

THE FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA HAD A 1964 POPULATION OF 9,000,000. SPECIALIZATION IN A FEW EXPORT PRODUCTS, NOTABLY RUBBER AND TIN, HAS BEEN THE BASIS OF THE ECONOMY. EDUCATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO ESTABLISH MALAY AS THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EXTENDS FOR 6 YEARS TO THE LOWER…

NEW ZEALAND HAS A POPULATION OF 2.6 MILLION AND AN ECONOMY BASED UPON AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. EDUCATION IS FREE, COMPULSORY, AND SECULAR FOR ALL TO AGE 15, AND FREE TO AGE 19. IN THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, BEGINNING AT AGE 13, STUDY IS IN GENERAL SUBJECTS…

Approximately 70 percent of India's 1963 population of 460,000,000 engage in agricultural pursuits and cottage industries. Some progress has been made in developing industry. The Indian Constitution provides for universal, free, and compulsory education through 14 years of age, but full application has been hindered by inadequate facilities,…