Catalogue description United Kingdom Advisory Council on Education for Management: Minutes and Papers

The UK Advisory Council was set up in 1961 following recognition of the importance of ensuring that training for management in the United Kingdom kept pace with that in other industrialised countries.

It had the following terms of reference:

• To keep under review the provision in the UK for education for management (including research activity) at levels beyond university first degree (or equivalent) or primary professional qualification in establishments falling within the purview of the Ministry of Education, Scottish Education Department and Ministry of Education for Northern Ireland;
• to advise the Minister of Education, the Secretary of State for Scotland, and the Minister of Education for Northern Ireland in what ways the existing provision for management education in these establishments needs to be modified or extended, and to make recommendations to this end from time to time by reports or otherwise;
• to maintain contact with other bodies providing education for management at the above-mentioned level and to encourage co-operation and exchange of information;
• to be available to give advice on request to other bodies providing education for management at the above mentioned level.

It was chaired by J W Platt, who was known to have a professional interest in management education and the Council members were appointed jointly by the Minister of Education, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Minister of Education for Northern Ireland. The other members were representatives of professional institutions, industrial organisations, the Trades Union Council and educational institutions. The chairman of the University Grants Committee was also appointed.

A standing committee was set up to undertake preliminary work before matters were raised at the council meetings.

The council produced two reports and following their publication was wound up in 1965.