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Need for collective effort underlined to meet SDGs
Published On: November 22, 2016 09:11 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: Sophie Kemkhadge, the deputy country director of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has said that the government, private sector and all stakeholders should be on board to make sure that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are met.
Speaking at an orientation for journalists on SDGs on Monday, Kemkhadge said the government should localize and institutionalize the SDGs framework as soon as possible to work toward achieving the goals and targets laid out in the agenda for the sustainable development.
The SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The 17 global goals, born at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and agreed upon by 193 countries in 2015, are built on the success of the Millennium Development Goals with a conclusion that more needs to be done to improve people's life in a sustainable way.
"The clock is ticking. Out of 15 years, one year has already passed and we have 14 years left to achieve the goals," said Kemkhadge. "As earlier as we have a plan of what we want to do at the national level, the better we would be able to come up with actions to implement it," Kemkhadge added.
She also said that it is the responsibilities of each member state to ensure that the goals of sustainable development are achieved. "The UN and other institutions are here to promote SDGs, but it is predominantly the responsibility of the country to attain the SDGs," she said.
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Robert Louis Stevenson School is a private school situated in Apia, Samoa. It was first established in 1987 and was the first private School to operate in the country. Robert Louis Stevenson School is known for achieving high academic results in Samoa's National Examinations (SSC and SSLC Exams). Many of the alumni from Robert Louis Stevenson School are leaders and business owners within Samoa's top professions. The support that the school receives from the alumni is on the rise. With the disruption of the Pandemic over the past two years, parents, teachers and students have come together to ensure that Robert Louis Stevenson remains the top educational institution for secondary students in Samoa. The school's reputation, as well as the sprawling campus facilities in Tafa'igata is a testament to the support and belief in the administration.

There are roughly 50 staff members and over 600 students. Teachers hail from across the Pacific including New Zealand and Australia. It is a competitive place of employment with teachers across the nation competing to work at the school.

The school will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2022.

Campuses
Originally in Siusega, the primary school campus is now in the village of Lotopa with an air-conditioned computer lab, 14 classrooms, and a library building. All classes are taught in English, and Samoan classes are compulsory.

The secondary school was originally located in Mulinu'u before moving to Tafaigata. The campus consists of an air-conditioned library building and computer lab. There are 8 classrooms and one multi-purpose hall.

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Because of rising life expectancy and declining birth rates, reducing early retirement and prolonging employees' working lives have become major goals on social policy agendas. In this context, ensuring the adaptability and employability of the existing workforce has become an important issue. The aim of this article is to conduct a review of the most recent literature on employment outcomes of adult learning. The review covers literature published in English since 2010.
Because of rising life expectancy and declining birth rates, reducing early retirement and prolonging employees' working lives have become major goals on social policy agendas (Hasselhorn & Apt, 2015; Höfacker, 2010; Walker & Foster, 2013; Walker & Maltby, 2012). Active ageing has therefore gained widespread currency across Europe since the beginning of the new millennium (Foster, 2012) and governments are taking more and more policy action to encourage ageing workers to extend their working lives and their employers to retain them (Raemdonck, Beausaert, Fröhlich, Kochoian, & Meurant, 2015).
Whilst pension reforms have been the primary strategy of governments to date, this approach often fails to address the real barriers to older adults' continuing participation in the labour force. Countries worldwide are therefore experimenting with structural reforms that introduce greater flexibility into work and retirement, removing softer barriers such as ageism among employers and providing older adults with targeted support to remain in or re‐enter the workforce. In this context, ensuring the adaptability and employability of the existing workforce has become an important issue. According to Foster (2012), there are two approaches to active ageing: a narrow economic and productivist approach focusing on participation in the labour market – advocated by the OECD (2006) and the European Commission (2012) – and a more comprehensive and multidimensional approach advocated by WHO (2002). This article focuses on the narrow approach with an emphasis on employment policy aimed at extending working life beyond the age of 50.
Different perceptions of the factors impacting older workers' labour market participation and early retirement behaviour stem from differences in the notion of whether their exit is voluntary or involuntary and whether it is mainly affected by labour supply or labour demand (Hasselhorn & Apt, 2015; Jensen & Øverbye, 2013; Midtsundstad, 2015; Nilsson, 2016; Phillipson & Smith, 2005; Poulsen, Fridriksson, Tomasson, Midtsundstad, Mehlum, Hilsen, Nilsson, & Albin, 2017). The most influential theoretical frameworks in the retirement literature have focused on the retirement decision and been dominated by economic analyses (Midtsundstad, 2015; White, 2012). Economic theory links financial opportunities and constraints to labour supply, explaining why pull factors such as payment levels, taxes, age restrictions, pension scheme eligibility criteria and other welfare arrangements are of critical importance in the decision to retire or to continue working (Engelhardt, 2012; Midtsundstad, 2015). Another significant part of the research focuses on involuntary retirement and emphasises the importance of push factors in the labour market and at the company level, such as structural adjustments, rationalisations and other factors pushing older, less productive or less skilled workers out of the labour market (Midtsundstad, 2015). Today, there is little doubt that both pull and push factors influence the timing of retirement (Midtsundstad, 2015; Nilsson, 2016; Radl, 2013).
Early retirement is closely linked to the level of education and skills. Educated people typically continue to work longer (OECD, 2013). There is also a strong correlation between the level of education and occupation. The level of education therefore indirectly influences wage levels, pension and retirement options, working conditions, working environments and opportunities for continued training and development – all factors that influence the decision to retire (Hasselhorn & Apt, 2015; Midtsundstad, 2015; Nilsson, 2016). It also affects individuals' health and work ability (Poulsen et al., 2017) and hence their ability to find a job and keep it. Last, but not least, the level of education impacts life expectancy and how healthy and thus active one can expect to be when finally retiring (Poulsen et al., 2017).
According to the OECD (2017), lifelong learning opportunities and inclusive labour markets will be essential to ensure that workers of all educational backgrounds are able to extend their working lives. Some studies also suggest that competence development and upgrading throughout the professional career (lifelong learning) may be important for older people to meet job requirements, especially in workplaces where labour and competence requirements are constantly changing (e.g. Ilmarinen, 2003; Yeatts, Folts, & Knapp, 1999).
The aim of this article is to review the most recent literature on adult learning and older workers' labour market participation. Because of the scarce literature on the employment outcomes of adult learning found in earlier literature reviews, this review is not limited to scientific articles, but also includes book chapters and some grey literature, such as reports and working papers. It covers literature published in English since 2010. Before reviewing the publications found, a brief overview is given of the literature discussed in earlier reviews.
Myers, Frenette, Sweetman, Dostle, and Langlois (2014) provided an analysis of the empirical evidence on the outcomes associated with participation in adult learning. They examined the relationship between foundational learning (basic skills), higher education and workplace learning and a wide range of intermediate and final outcomes (financial and non‐financial) for individuals, for companies and for society. According to the review, evidence on the relationship between adult learning and financial outcomes is mixed. Whilst there is strong evidence to suggest that, in general, adult learners who engage in higher education experience financial gains, the returns are roughly the same as when the education is acquired earlier in life. They also found numerous studies investigating the extent to which individuals benefited financially from participating in workplace learning. This literature is, according to the authors, consistent in finding positive correlations between earnings and workplace‐related training, although estimates vary dramatically. However, they found few studies and therefore little evidence of whether and how adult learning affects older workers' employability and labour market participation.
Another literature review by Field (2012) which examined the financial impact of lifelong learning and its impact on well‐being (such as health, self‐esteem and confidence) found that much of the research literature (up to 2011) focused on the gains experienced by the individual but less frequently on the benefits for companies and society. Furthermore, most of the literature concerns work‐related training and not general adult learning and has mainly focused on training for unemployed people and other vulnerable groups (single parents and the disabled) and to a limited degree on the impact of adult learning on the extension of working life. According to Field (2012), the research on returns to adult learning is inconclusive. Some studies find that it leads to a rise in average earnings, others that it has little or no impact on earnings, or that it only pays off for men, or that it gives negative wage benefits for relatively low‐level upgrading. Work‐based training is shown in some studies to be associated with higher wages, Field claims that this finding is not consistent across the literature, although, improvement in numeracy and literacy seems to increase earnings. The main conclusion, however, is that most studies of the economic effects of adult learning find that those who invest in new skills tend to be rewarded with higher wages.
In sum, the research in the field can be categorised as follows: 1) studies that describe the variation in participation rates among different groups, 2) studies that explore and/or investigate factors that explain the differences in participation rates in adult learning, adult education, workplace learning, etc., and 3) studies that investigate the effects or outcomes of different types of adult learning for individuals, companies and society. In addition, there are studies that discuss and partly evaluate different EU strategies, government strategies and different policy measures that are implemented in order to increase older peoples' employability and participation in lifelong learning. In the following, I focus on studies published after 2009 and articles that investigate the impact of adult learning on older workers' employment and labour market participation. However, in order to be able to grasp some of the mechanisms behind differences in outcomes, I also include some studies which explore other factors that could explain or shed light on the differences currently found in participation in lifelong learning and its outcomes.
The aim of this article is to investigate whether studies on the effects of adult learning or lifelong learning find that further learning and education have an impact on the employability of older workers, defined here as the ability to find and maintain employment.
According to Petticrew and Roberts (2006), systematic literature reviews are ways of making sense of large bodies of information and contributing to answer questions about what works and what does not. Systematic reviews, however, require a transparent and systematic process where you clearly define a research question, search for studies, assess their quality and synthesise the findings. As underscored by Armstrong, Hall, Doyle and Waters (2011, p. 147): 'this requires an understanding of the literature, including gaps and uncertainties, clarification of definitions related to the research question and an understanding of the way in which these are conceptualised in the existing literature'.
According to earlier reviews (Myers et al., 2014; Field, 2012), few studies in the field investigate the connection between adult learning and employability. In order to unearth relevant literature on this issue, I therefore chose a broad approach and conducted a scoping review. Scoping reviews map the existing literature or evidence base and identify research gaps and summarise research findings. They differ from systematic reviews in several ways. The key phases according to Armstrong et al (2011) are: 1) identifying the research question, 2) identifying relevant studies, 3) study selection, 4) charting the data, 5) collating, summarising and reporting the results, and 6) optional consultation.
In this review, adult learning and education are defined as formal and informal education and learning obtained at an age beyond common graduation age. Employability is broadly defined as the ability to find and maintain employment, including upward and downward mobility. I also include studies that investigate whether further education and learning increase earnings, because this has been the usual way to measure outcomes from adult learning in earlier studies. In order to clarify whether adult learning and training seem to have a causal effect on labour market participation or not, most studies reviewed are based on longitudinal data or panel datasets. In order to shed light on possible mechanism and processes, I have also included studies that investigate and discuss some possible intermediate variables which influence the outcomes of adult learning.
The main strategy used to identify relevant literature was a search in Web of Science for scientific articles, using the following combination of keywords: lifelong learning OR adult learning OR adult education OR workplace learning AND older workers AND employ* OR employability. It produced 42 articles. After carefully examining the articles, I found that only two investigated the effects of adult learning on employment and/or earnings. This search was combined with a broader search in Google Scholar in order to find not only scientific articles, but also relevant chapters, reports and papers published in or since 2010 (up to April 2018). When searching Google Scholar, I used the following combination of keywords: 'adult learning' OR 'lifelong learning' AND 'older workers' AND 'employability 'AND 'effect'. The search produced 711 publications. After carefully examining each publication (abstract and summary), only 20 were found to deal with the effects of lifelong learning or adult learning on older workers' employability. I also searched for relevant articles in the European Journal of Education. Finally, I searched for relevant publications in the reference list of the articles found through the Web of Science and Google Scholar searches. In total, I found 27 articles that investigated the effects of adult learning or adult education on employability or labour market participation that were published after 2009.
Staying employable and participating longer in the labour market are important political goals for most European Governments. This review focuses on studies that investigate adult learning and training's impact on employment, including work‐related earnings and occupational mobility. The studies are presented in Table 1.
Csanádi, G., Csizmady, A., & Róbert, P. (2014) The Hungarian Household Panel (HHP) conducted by TARKI (2600 household surveyed yearly between 1992‐1997, follow up a sub sample in 2007) DV = length of unemployment; upward and downward mobility (using the ISCO occupational codes and ISEI values) Follow up 1992 – 2007 Standard logistic regression methods FAE seem to shorten the length of unemployment, especially for women.
Hannekam, S. (2015) Cross‐sectional survey among older workers (50+) – all registered with a job agency specialized in older workers and currently in work DV = career success (= self‐reported salary level), career satisfaction (previously validated scales) and wish to continue employment Mixed method approach Multile regression analysis The quantitative analysis showed that older workers who possess social skills and are able and motivated to continuously develop themselves throughout their careers experience more career success and are more satisfied with their career, which then leads them to wish to continue employment.
Several studies over the last eight years have tried to investigate the effects of formal adult learnings on employment and labour market participation using longitudinal data (see Table 1). Although the effects of upgrading seem to vary according to whether the participants acquired basic skills or a degree from upper secondary school or tertiary school, the overall effect seems to be positive (Elman & Weiss, 2014; Hällsten, 2012; Kilpi‐Jakonen, Kosyakova, Stenberg, Vono de Vilhena, & Blossfeldt, 2012; Kristensen, 2012; Nordlund, Stehlik, & Strandh, 2013; Stenberg & Westerlund, 2013, 2016). Wahler, Buchholz, Jensen, and Unfried (2014) also found that adult education (especially vocational upper‐secondary education) reduced the unemployment risk and increased the reemployment chances for the unemployed in Denmark, whilst de Vilhena & Gamund (2014) found no such effect in Spain. Barbieri, Cutuli, Lugo, and Scherer (2014), on the other hand, found that adult education reduced unemployment in Italy and Csanádi and Csizmady (2014) found that formal adult education shortened the length of unemployment in Hungary. In addition, a few studies investigated whether educational upgrading had any impact of the likelihood of exiting precarious work (de Vilhena & Gamund, 2014; Kosyakova, 2014). However, de Vilhena & Gamund (2014) did not find any such effect in Spain, whilst Kosyakova (2014) found that new tertiary‐level qualifications increased the likelihood of exiting a precarious labour market position in Russia. Many studies also studied the impact of formal adult educations on wages, salaries or earnings related to work (often used as a proxy for employment) and found that, in most cases, it led to increased earnings (Jepsen, Troske & Coomes, 2014; Hällsten, 2012; Nordlund et al., 2013; Kilpi‐Jakonen & Stenberg, 2014; Kilpi‐Jakonen, Sirnio & Martikainen, 2014; Stenberg, deLuna & Westerlund, 2012, 2014), although, Elman and Weiss (2014) did not find that additional adult education affected wages in the US.
Whether formal adult education had an impact on occupational or social mobility, also varied a great deal between studies. Some found that further education had a positive impact on upward mobility, but did not prevent downward mobility (Hamplová & Simonová, 2014; McMullin, & Kilpi‐Jakonen, 2014), whilst others found that educational upgrading had a positive impact on upward mobility, and likewise, reduced the chances of downward mobility (Buchler, Chesters, Higginson, & Haynes, 2014; Wahler et al., 2014), or that formal upgrading as adults only impacted women's upward mobility(Csanádi, Csizmady, & Róbert,2014; Saar, Unt, & Roosmaa, 2014).
All in all, the effects of formal and non‐formal education seem to be greatly influenced by the labour market status of those who upgrade their skills (whether they are employed, unemployed, have a fixed‐term contract or are permanently employed) and their level of education (whether primary, general or vocational upper‐secondary, or tertiary education) (Kilpi‐Jakonen et al., 2012). Most studies also found gender differences in outcomes. In general, women seemed to gain more from educational upgrading than men (Hällsten, 2012; Elman & Weiss, 2014; Kilpi‐Jakonen et al., 2014; Bucholz et al., 2014; Csanádi et al., 2014; Saar et al., 2014; Stenberg, de Luna, & Westerlund., 2014). The effects also depended on whether it was a short–term or a long‐term effect. Stenberg and Westerlund (2016), for example, found that the positive effect of obtaining higher education late in life first emerged about 10 years after enrolment. Last but not least, the effect of adult learnings on employment varied considerably between countries (Blossfeld, Kilpi‐Jakonen, de Vilhena, & Buchholz., 2014). The divergent effects observed were influenced by differences in data and methodologies used, but it is also reasonable to attribute some of the differences to institutional differences and differences between the educational systems, the welfare systems and the labour markets, as well as the population's level of education (Kilpi‐Jakonen et al., 2012; Triventi & Barone, 2014; de Vilhena, Kilpi‐Jakonen, Schührer, & Blossfeld, 2014).
Whilst formal adult learning on average seems to increase employment outcomes, the impact of non‐formal learning and training is mixed (Blossfeld et al., 2014; de Vilhena & Gamundi, 2014; Wahler et al., 2014). Picchio and van Ours (2013) found that firm‐provided training for older workers significantly increased future employment prospects in the Netherlands and Elman and Weiss (2014) found that on‐the‐job training increased women's employability in the US. Unlike what one might expect, however, non‐formal adult learning in Denmark seemed to increase the risk of becoming unemployed and decrease the chances of (re)entering the labour market for the unemployed (Wahler et al., 2014). A similar result was found in Spain: both non‐formal and formal education had a negative effect on the chances of being reemployed among those who were unemployed in the first place (de Vilhena & Gamundi, 2014). However, in Italy, non‐formal adult learning seemed to reduce the risk of unemployment (Barbieri et al., 2014). Furthermore, one study showed that the economic returns to non‐formal training were on average systematically greater in the short run than returns to formal adult education (Triventi & Barone, 2014).
In addition to the above mentioned studies, three cross‐sectional studies emphasise the importance of the organisational environment and the individuals' learning strategies and how they may impact on the outcomes of adult learning. Although they do not measure the direct effects of adult learning, they focus on individual and workplace factors that could help to better understand the processes and mechanisms that influence differences in participation in adult learning and why the outcome is not always what we expect it to be.
Dordoni, Van der Heijden, Peters, Kraus‐Hoogeveen, and Argentero (2017) studied the impact of older workers' participation in employability‐enhancing‐activities on their intentions to retire in relation to perceived support for learning and negative age stereotypes on older workers' productivity. The results indicate that having a supporting and non‐age‐discriminatory work environment could be important for employment‐enhancing activities to promote longer working careers.
Froehlich (2017) investigated whether the approach to informal learning at work was an important mediating variable in the relationship between age and learning outcomes (broadly defined as any gains in skills or job and career performance) and found that the older managers became, the more they seemed to adopt a surface‐disorganised learning approach which, in turn, decreased their learning outcomes. Hannekam (2015), who examined how social skills and continuous learning ability influenced the career success and career satisfaction of older workers, found that older workers who possessed social skills and were able and motivated to continuously develop experienced greater career success and were more satisfied with their career and, hence, wished to continue to be employed. As underscored by the author the need to constantly stay informed about technological developments was, however, sometimes perceived as a threat which pushed older workers into retirement, since it negatively affected their career satisfaction.
The data in these three studies are cross‐sectional and cover small and select groups of older workers. No causal interference can therefore be drawn.
The studies reviewed here found some evidence that adult learning increased older workers' employability and work‐related earnings. The quality of the data and methodologies in the studies reviewed do, however, vary considerably and few document a causal effect between adult education and learning and subsequent employability. We therefore still need to study in more detail how and why formal and non‐formal adult learning contribute to employability, i.e., the ability to find and maintain employment. There is also a need for more longitudinal studies based on population registered data in order to determine whether there is a causal interference between adult learning and training and older workers' labour market participation, using advanced statistical methods. In other words, we still need to answer the question whether adult learning and training increase the number of years in employment amongst older workers or not and if it contributes to postponed retirement.
Moreover, the positive outcomes of lifelong learning observed cannot always be generalised across time periods. Although some studies could find a positive effect of lifelong learning on employability in one period, the same effects might not be seen in later periods. As Hällsten (2012) mentions, the risk of over‐education and educational inflation has risen over the years and this could have a negative impact on the returns of lifelong learning in the future. Studies also show different effects of different types of adult learning and training.
The studies reviewed also highlight the importance of conducting separate analyses for different types of adult learners and considering how outcomes could vary between groups of older employees according to gender, age, initial education level, labour market status, etc. As the comparative study by Kilpi‐Jakonen et al. (2012) shows, the outcomes will in most cases also vary between countries because of different institutional and labour market contexts. The results based on data from one country cannot therefore always be applied to others. There is therefore a need to examine the effects on employment of different types of adult learning and training, and for whom and in which situation and context they have an effect.
Although adult learning is often described as one of the main strategies to increase the labour market participation of older workers, surprisingly few studies have examined whether adult learning actually increases the employment possibilities of older workers, although the number of relevant studies have increased lately. The number of current studies is also too small and the quality of the data and methodology used in most studies too weak to conclude that adult learning (formal or informal) has a causal effect on older workers' employability.
The most promising studies investigate labour market outputs for adults who enrol in education and/or finish a formal education late in life (e.g., after 40) using longitudinal register data and advanced statistical methods and tests, like Stenberg and Westerlund (2013, 2016). They find that adult learning (tertiary upgrading after 42) both increases older workers' earnings (and employability) and the likelihood of postponed retirement. It is, however, unclear whether these results can be generalised to other countries with different educational systems, levels of education, labour markets and welfare states.
However, although educational upgrading late in life may increase the likelihood of longer working lives, there are still some unsolved problems. Today, there is a social gradient in adult learning leading to increased rather than decreased social inequalities in skill, labour market participation and earnings over the life course (Blossfeld et al., 2015). Those in most need of educational upgrading in order to be employable, such as low skilled individuals with health problems who need to change jobs and those at risk of losing their jobs, participate least in educational upgrading. There are different explanations to this paradox linked to differences in cognitive/intellectual abilities, learning problems, different experiences with the educational system earlier in life, lack of suitable educational options, problems with financing further education, etc.
Thus, if adult learning and upskilling late in life should lead to prolonged working lives for all, the most vulnerable groups of older workers must be motivated and find it profitable to invest in further education (i.e., their expected profit or advantages must exceed the expected cost) and there must be appropriate adult education/learning options available. In other words, there has to be easy access to education and skill upgrading and it must not be too expensive to enrol in courses or classes. Furthermore, there must be ways to finance one's lives while studying. And last, but not least, we need to know more about how to motivate the less skilled older workers; those who are most vulnerable to labour market exclusion in old age.
This work was funded by The Research Council of Norway as part of the project "Silver lining – a study of employability and learning trajectories of Late Career Learners" grant number 255210.
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Executives: Dr Theodor Moll, president; Fritz Leunberger, delegate of the Board; Karl Ruedin, managing director. Employees: 50-60. Fleet: three Ambassador. On order; three Herald, with a fourth on option. Golden Isles Airlines Inc operated services from Brunswick/St Simons Island in Georgia southwards through Florida down to Cape Canaveral and Fort Lauderdale. This carrier ceased scheduled operations in 1961 but con tinues taxi and charter operations. Head Office: Brunswick Airport, Georgia. Fleet: Dove, Bonanza, Cessna 182. Guest Aerovias Mexico SA was founded in 1946 and in 1948 the company opened a ser vice to Madrid but this was later abandoned. The company flies between Mexico City, Guatemala City, Panama/Balboa, Curacao, Caracas and Bogota, and also between Mexico City and Miami, using Mexicana Comet 4Cs. Three ex-SAS DC-6s were in 1959 placed on a service from Mexico to Lisbon, Madrid and Paris, but these were replaced on transatlantic services by ex-Thai Super Constellations acquired through SAS, which provided techni cal and operational assistance to Guest, and later by two Comet 4Cs leased from Mexicana. The transatlantic route was discontinued in 1962 but operations to Miami, Lisbon and Madrid will start again this year using an Aeronaves de Mexico DC-8. SAS no longer provides technical and operational assistance to Guest, and no longer has a holding in it, but continues to act as a sales agent for the airline. Guest was reorganized in 1961 and the SAS holding bought out. Guest will have a 10 per cent holding in the Aeronaves/ Mexicana/Guest operating consortium. Guest, although retaining its separate identity, is now controlled by Aeronaves de Mexico and State-owned. Head Office: Mexico City, Mexico. Executives: Carlos Trouyet, president; Ing J. P. y Bouras, director-general. Fleet: one DC-4, two C-82 Packet, three DC-6. Gulf Aviation Co Ltd was formed in 1950 by F. Bosworth. The company became a subsi diary of BOAC in the following year. Up to 28 services a week are operated between Bahrain and Dhahran and there are also services from Bahrain to Kuwait, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Muscat. Aircraft Services (Gulf) Ltd is a subsidiary of Gulf Aviation. Head Office: Bahrain. Executives: Capt A. Bodger, general manager/ secretary; Capt D. W. Pallet, chief pilot; E. Fenton, chief engineer. Fleet: one Viscount, four DC-3, four Heron, one Dove. Hawaiian Airways Inc was founded in January 1929 as Inter-Island Airways. The Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co held 76 per cent of the original stock, services were begun in Novem ber 1929 and Sikorsky S-38C amphibian biplanes were used. S-43 monoplane amphi bians entered service in 1935. The present title was adopted in 1941 and it was in that year that DC-3s were first introduced. The airline's services link Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Kauai and Honolulu (on Oahu island). Many inter-island freight services are operated. Hawaiian Airlines can claim two distinc tions: they were the first American scheduled carrier to employ all-cargo aircraft on freight services (S-43 amphibians were used) and their safety record is unique, the airline having never had a single fatal accident in the 33 years' service of operation since its foundation. Hawaiian has announced plans to order three BAC One-Elevens. Head Office: International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii. Executives: Stanley C. Kennedy, chairman; Arthur D. Lewis, president; Brian Cooke, vice-president finance and treasurer; Jack C. Tobin, vice-president sales and service; Lyman C. Conant, vice-president industrial relations and secretary; William M. Crilly, vice-president planning and development; F. Kelley Weiss, vice-president operations. Employees: 600. Fleet: six Convair 440, four DC-3 View-masters, two DC-3 (cargo). Hawkair (Pty) Ltd is a South African charter operator that was bought in 1960 by W. Sterne of the Aviation Corporation of Africa (Pty) Ltd, who are Beechcraft distributors for Africa. Hawkair operates from Rand Airport, Germiston. Head Office: PO Box 8632, Johannesburg. Executive: W. Sterne, director. Employees: 7. Fleet: one Beechcraft Baron, one Model G35 Bonanza, one Beechcraft Debonair, two J/5G Autocar. Helicopter Airways Service Inc operates taxi and charter services as well as aerial photo graphy from Detroit. This carrier is an associate of Electric Autoflite Co. Head Office: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Inkster, Michigan. Executive: R. E. Van Cleave, general manager. Employees: 4. Fleet: Hiller UH-12E, UH-12E4. Helicopter and Airplane Services Corp began operations in the Washington area during August 1962, and offers charter services to assist engineering and construction projects. Head Office: Washington DC, USA. Executives: Alexander M. Carey, president. Fleet: one Sikorsky S-55. Helicopter Utilities (Pty) Ltd was founded in 1957 and operates helicopters on charter, concentrating particularly on survey work. Head Office: Bankstown Airport, NSW, Australia. Executives: L. C. Williams, managing director; F. Tarr, chief engineer. Employees: 11. Fleet: four Bell 47G2 Trooper. Heligare SRL is an Argentine company formed last year to operate domestic helicopter ser vices. A service between Santa Fe and Parana is envisaged and Boeing Vertol 107s may be acquired. Helikopter Service AS, founded in 1956 as Scanopter Service AS, operates non-scheduled helicopter services in Norway. Much of this company's work is connected with survey. Head Office: PO Box 802, Oslo. Norway. Executive: M. H. Haneke, general manager. Employees: about 30. Fleet: two Agusta-Bell 204B, two Bell 47G2, four Agusta-Bell 47J. Hermanos Sebastian y Gomez SA is the name of a Panamanian charter operator. Head Office: Tocumen International Airport, Panama. Fleet: one DC-4. three C-46, two Douglas B-26B. Hi-Plains Airways is the name of a US taxi and charter operator that applied last year to operate "third level" scheduled services in the Colorado - Nebraska - Dakota area using Aero Commanders. This application was rejected by the CAB examiner, and the Board's decision is expected this spring. Fleet: Aero Commander. Honduras International was the name under which a Curtiss C-46 was operated by Messrs. Canley and Martin. This aircraft crashed at San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on 21 May 1962. Hurkus Airlines is a Turkish operator of non-scheduled and charter services. Head Office: Ankara, Turkey. Fleet: four Rapide. Iberia, Lineas Aereas de Espana was estab lished in 1940 as a successor to LAPE. Originally the Spanish Government owned 51 per cent of the capital with other Spanish interests and Deutsche Lufthansa holding the other 49 per cent. All stock was subsequently acquired by the Government and the airline is controlled through the Government-owned Institute Nacional de Industrias. Iberia began as a domestic operator but has in addition to its internal services others to London, Paris. Frankfurt, Geneva, Zurich, Rome and Lisbon. Long distance services are operated to New York, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Venez uela, Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay. Argentina and Chile. Services are also operated to Tangier, North Africa, Las Palmas, Tenerife and West Africa. DC-8 services to New York started on July 1, 1961. Head Office: Madrid, Spain. Executives: General Julian Rubio Lopez, chairman; D. Lazaro Ras, executive president; F. Iglesias, chief engineer; J. M. Ansaldo, chief flight operations; J. Viniegra, general secretary. Employees: 5,052. Fleet: four DC-8 series 50, six L.1049G, four Caravelle 6R, seven DC-4, 17 DC-3, three Bristol 170, 11 Convair 440, four Consul. On order: two DC-8 series 50, two Caravelle 6R. Illawarra Airways began operating a taxi service in 1961 over the ten miles between Bankstown and Sydney. Sixteen services a week are at present operated. Head Office: Hangar 276, Bankstown Aero drome, Bankstown, NSW, Australia. Fleet: Cessnas. Imperial Transportes Aereos Ltda operates non-scheduled and taxi services in the Minas Gerais province of Brazil. Head Office: Av. Afonso Pena 342, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Fleet: two Beech D-18S, five Bonanza. Indian Airlines Corporation—IAC was formed in 1953, taking over on August 1 that year the services previously operated by a number of private airlines. Operating 24,193 miles of routes in India and to Afghanistan, Burma, Ceylon, Nepal and East and West Pakistan, the corporation's operations are divided into three areas with bases at Bombay, Calcutta and Delhi. IAC is responsible for all Indian internal services. Caravelles may be ordered in the near future, and a daily Bombay - Delhi service is flown with an Air-India Boeing 707. Headquarters: Airlines House, 113-Gurdwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi, India. Executives: Satish Chandra, chairman; S. Mullick, general manager; D. R. Kohli, secretary; K. N. Kaul, financial comptroller; Capt J. M. Engineer, chief operations and planning manager; Biren Mukerji, chief traffic manager. Employees: 9,703. Fleet: three DC-4, 43 DC-3, nine Viscount 768, four Viscount 779, eight F-27 Friendship. On order: two Fokker Friendship. Indies Air Inc, operating under the name of Indair, is a company in the Caribbean backed by financial interests in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the USA. Applications were made in 1961 to operate routes to 15 cities and towns in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and fixed-wing aircraft were to be used initially. Indies Air signed a letter of intent for five Westland Rotodynes with the Kaman Air craft Corporation in 1961, but with the Roto- dyne's cancellation another type of helicopter will presumably be ordered. Head Office: San Juan, Puerto Rico. Executive: Sterling Pile, vice-president. Inlet Airlines Inc began operations in 1961 over the Anchorage - Kenai - Soldotna - Homer - Seldovia route in southern Alaska. A dozen services a week are now operated. Head Office: PO Box 6-244, Anchorage, A m cL- o Fleet: DC-3, two L.10 Electra, Heron, Dove, Beechcraft D-18S, one Alouette.


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Mister fancy pants? No, sir! Swiss President Alain Berset takes a casual seat in New York.
Images of the Swiss president sitting on the ground in New York City have sparked a conversation on social media. But for the Swiss, it's just business as usual.
During last week's General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, Swiss President Alain Berset decided to cool his well-maintained heels and take a curbside seat. The sight of an important man sitting on the ground grabbed the attention of the social media world – especially in Africa.
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Down-to-earth Swiss president raises eyebrows Susan Misicka Oct 4, 2018 - 11:19 Images of the Swiss president sitting on the ground in New York City have sparked a conversation on social media. But for the Swiss, it's just business as usual. During last week's General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, Swiss President Alain Berset decided to cool his well-maintained heels and take a curbside seat. The sight of an important man sitting on the ground grabbed the attention of the social media world – especially in Africa. One blogger used the example to criticize the Ugandan president: As the image made the rounds, users kept adding to the story, saying that during the UN assembly, Berset was cooking his own meals in a small apartment shared with his staff. A spokesman later set the record straight, telling Swiss news portal watson.ch that Berset had stayed in a hotel, as usual. When not out and about inspiring memes, Berset – who holds the rotating presidency of the seven-member Swiss cabinet – serves as the home affairs minister. And he's not the only Swiss leader who isn't worried about getting his pants dirty. A few weeks ago, federal councillor Doris Leuthard (below, right) was spotted sitting on the steps of a crowded Swiss train. Swiss public television, SRF, snapped a photo and joked that maybe she should bike to the next Arena political programme – a reference to the bicycle initiative up for discussion. Yes, of course she takes the train – and not just because she's the transport minister, as well as head of the environment, energy and communications dossiers. Meanwhile, Berset enjoyed last week's ride from New York to Philadelphia. And a few years back, ex-colleague Didier Burkhalter – then-president and foreign affairs minister – stood out from the Twitter crowd while waiting for the train, unaccompanied by security. This is the norm for high-ranking Swiss politicians, and in the capital, Bern, it's not unusual to find yourself riding the tram or shopping with a federal councillor. But eschewing bodyguards can be risky. In 2012, Micheline Calmy-Rey – who had recently retired from her post as foreign affairs minister – was attacked by a man who pushed a pie into her face in Geneva. Of course in potentially risky situations, Swiss leaders have a security detail. But it's up to them whether they'd like to sit on the ground. You can contact the author on Twitter @SMisicka.
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March 30, 2011 by Brandon Tripp
Athletic Director Jared Mosley delivered good on his word when he said a new men's basketball coach would be in place before April 1. Mosley introduced Grant McCasland as the program's new head coach on Wednesday.
"We are very excited to have him on board," Mosley said. "He matched everything we were looking for in our next head coach."
Coach McCasland just finished a 25-9 2010-2011 campaign in which he took his former team, the Midwestern State Mustangs, to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight for the second year in a row.
McCasland will take over a fledgling ACU basketball program that has amassed just one winning season since the late 90's.
The Wildcats finished a dismal 9-17 on the season and managed just one win in the Lone Star Conference, the third time in five years the team has failed to win multiple LSC games.
"It's all happened so fast so I haven't had a lot of time to get into the particulars of our program," McCasland said. "But I know what I want to see and when I go in there and get a feel for our guys."
During his time at Midwestern McCasland went 56-12 in just two seasons as the head of the Mustangs' program. Prior to his tenure at MSU he spent five years as the head coach of the Midland College Chaparrals. In those five years McCasland lead his teams to the Elite Eight three times, one of which ended with an NJCAA National Championship.
"We looked at his track record as a head coach," Mosley said. "It's certainly undeniable that coach McCasland brings that to the table."
In an athletic program where the players are more important than the wins, McCasland knows the first priority is getting to know his players off the court.
"My main goal is to get to know the players personally," McCasland said. "I know what they are basketball wise from the times we have played against them."
With the recruiting process already well underway and national signing day just around the corner on April 13, McCasland knows that he has to get moving to find the players he needs to make ACU a contender.
"We'll go out and find the right fit for ACU and we will build a team that is going to compete for championships next year," McCasland said.
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While we'd like to think that much of the football universe revolves around today's FA Cup semi-final between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, there's also a couple of Premier League games to play today too. I guess you'll want a place to talk about them, huh?
West Brom are hosting Liverpool in a match that, thanks to their defeat of United last weekend, is sure to give us all hope that they can do something similar against the Reds only to have them crush our spirits when Mohamed Salah scores four goals stupid Baggies.
In the other game, Watford host Crystal Palace in a game that if you're a Palace fan is pretty important to win if you want Palace to stay up and if you're a Spurs fan is pretty important for Palace to lose if you want to get Wilfried Zaha as part of the post-relegation fire sale.
Here's your open thread.
Saturday Premier League schedule
West Brom vs. Liverpool — 7:30 a.m. ET, 12:30 p.m. GMT | NBCSN, Sky Sports (UK)
Watford vs. Crystal Palace — 10:00 a.m. ET, 3 p.m. GMT | NBCSN


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We're pleased to share some of the exciting success stories of our former students
BSix College provides a range of courses at all levels. This is a vital resource for the borough as we can provide career relevant options for Hackney's young people who aren't ready to access their own school sixth form. We support students to achieve the next level of their course and go beyond BSix to employment, internship, apprenticeship or university. Students graduate from BSix with the skills and knowledge to be successful in life. Shared here are some of the many success stories of our alumni.
Rojin Tasman - Humanities A-Levels
"BSIX AND HACKNEY HAS HELPED ME TO BE SUCCESSFUL!"
BSix alumnus, Rojin Tasman, recently visited us as she 'wanted to give something back'. Rojin says that,
'…the skills that I developed at BSix and continuing to be true to my Hackney roots since starting my career in law, have
helped me to be confident and successful.'
Djofry Makumbu - Level 4 Art Foundation
BSix Alumni wins prestigious award!
High flying ex-BSix Art Foundation student, Djofry Makumbu, won a year-long residency for his animated film about street life. Djofry Makumbu, a recent graduate from Goldsmiths, University of London, was awarded the ALUMNO/SPACE award upon completion of his Fine Art degree.
He was introduced to the University via its Summer School programme and has since gone on to complete a BA in Fine Art this year. He has been recognised for his 2017 final year project, Dreams. His award-winning degree show project was influenced by his upbringing in east London. The multimedia installation features digital and stop motion animation, video, sculpture, painting and performance. It tackles a range of subjects including street culture, hip-hop and drug abuse. His prize is a year-long residency in a studio in Old Southwark Town Hall, Camberwell. The studio rental is supported with a year's salary from the Department of Art at Goldsmiths.
The Goldsmiths Summer School aims to encourage local London teenagers with a talent for art to experience what it's like to study at university. Students who would be the first in their family to attend Higher Education, like Djofry, are prioritised. Run over two weeks in the Goldsmiths art studios, the course encourages students to create work with found materials, experiment with new methods, attend critical studies, gallery visits and make a final exhibition. Djofry was part of the programme in 2014 after meeting Goldsmiths staff at his foundation college, BSix in Hackney, and impressing with his stop-motion animation about the New York Graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. He went on to study the BA Fine Art course, at Goldsmiths, specialising in animation, ceramics, painting, music and live performance.
Speaking with Djofry recently, he described his journey as an artist saying:
"There have been a few key people who I will never forget, as they have been such a big influence on my life. Bryan Parsons, BSix Art teacher, and Alison, my tutor at Goldsmiths, have helped to shape me into the artist that I am today. When I was at school, some people used to say that I would never amount to anything, that I would never go to university, or if I did, I would never finish. This was due to my struggles with dyslexia and dyspraxia and I used to doubt myself and always put myself down. My art teacher at school and then the Art team at BSix changed everything for me. They pushed and challenged me, and it is because of them that I am the person I am today. They gave me the belief that I could go to university and excel!"
Read more about Djofry as reported by the London News online!
Aaminah Dawood - BTEC Level 3 Science
Aaminah Dawood attended Tayyibah Girls School in Hackney and graduated from BSix in 2015 achieving Triple Distinction* for her BTEC in Applied Science. Aaminah wrote to us saying…
"My story is incredibly long, but I will try and sum up the last 5 years into a few paragraphs. I started off my journey at BSix Sixth Form College in 2013, just like a typical secondary school leaver, I was excited and eager to start sixth form until I actually arrived and realised I am probably the shyest individual in the college! But fortunately, that didn't last long. I joined the Student Ambassador programme within a few weeks of starting BSix, after being trained to talk to different students and families, my confidence slowly grew. Before you knew it, I was able to talk in front of a large group of people. I enjoyed the programme so much that I spent most of my time in BSix as part of this team and was announced the Top Ambassador of the year…"
Shakhae Merrifield - Level 2 Diploma in Music Performance and Production & EHCP student
Shakhae Merrifield is one of BSix College's many successes for students with Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) and a testament to the exceptional support staff at the College.
Shakhae (known as Shaks) joined BSix from Riverside School in Haringey. Whilst not from a Hackney school, Shaks is a Hackney resident, and a great example of a young man who has benefitted from the College's range of courses and flexibility in enabling him to undertake a one-year Level 2 qualification across two years. In his first year at BSix, he developed his skills within the Progression department (Entry Level courses) and then progressed on to and achieved his Level 2 Diploma in Music Performance and Production. Shaks was crowned the Creative Industries Department, 'Student of the Year 2018' by popular demand, having never missed an opportunity to DJ at every event possible whilst at College. This year he has started his supported internship with Project SEARCH at Homerton Hospital.
The ground-breaking Project SEARCH internships based at Homerton Hospital are aimed to develop future career prospects for local young people with physical and learning disabilities. Launched by the Council's Supported Employment Service, this is the first year the internationally acclaimed programme, which aims to remove barriers faced by young jobseekers with disabilities, has been run in Hackney.
Read more about Shaks and Project SEARCH
Umamah Tarvala - Science A-Levels
Umamah Tarvala attended Stoke Newington School and graduated from BSix in 2014 having achieved top grades in Science A-levels. She worked incredibly hard to earn her place at medical school.
Umamah continues to be successful in her studies and whilst at medical school she has also been the Pre-Clinical Faculty Representative and an elected Course Representative for 5 years running. She has been extensively involved with presenting posters internationally and acting as an ambassador for the Pathological Society as well as the British Atherosclerosis society.
When catching up with Umamah recently, she talked passionately about the benefits of the BSix study programme and how important the extra curricula activities are, not just at college, but in your next steps too.
She went on to explain saying, 'I would like to really stress the importance of students working together and following their hobbies alongside their studies. For me, this is the photography business, but I'm also doing medical illustrations for a book! It's very important to be able to manage stress at tough universities/degrees; so, I would like to give that advice to the younger students, because I wish I was told that at their age.'
Umamah also said, "Coming from a disadvantaged background poses so many difficulties, but it is important to me to help inspire others to achieve their full potential; not in spite of struggles, but because of it."
Check out her posts on @UmamahTarvalaPhotography to gain motivation.
I will leave you with one other inspiring article: Hackney student success in Evening Standard!
Ibrahim Mohammed - Humanities A-levels
Ibrahim Mohammed: Attended Stoke Newington School, Hackney and graduated from BSix in 2015. He achieved top grades in A-level English Literature, Psychology and Sociology and progressed to study at Cambridge University!
Since then, Ibrahim, better known as Ibz Mo, has hit both the national (Guardian Newspaper) and the local headlines (Hackney Gazette)
A student video blogger from Stoke Newington is on a mission to introduce more diversity into elite circles. Ibrahim Mohammed's unique style has seen him gain a cult following at Cambridge – one of the most lauded universities in the world.
Studying social, political and human sciences at Cambridge University would be enough to keep most students glued to their books, but Ibrahim has the added pressure of a YouTube channel with more than 100,000 expectant subscribers waiting for the next bit of 'Ibz Mo' magic.
Much of the 22-year-old's vlogging content is inspired by his own experience, which saw an 'extroverted' teenager who didn't feel like he always belonged excel at BSix College and bag a place at Cambridge on the back of a stellar clutch of grades. Immensely proud of his Hackney roots, Ibrahim is determined for traditional institutions such as Cambridge to be reflective of the environment in which he grew up. He still has a huge connection with BSix, returning to mentor students and run personal statement sessions for university hopefuls.
Ibz said, "I went to school with people from council estates and with student mums juggling their A-levels and a job – these people aren't represented here. I was lucky I had amazing teachers who had faith in me. I love Hackney – we are unified by our cultural diversity. We are told at Cambridge that we are the best of the best, but isn't it the best of the privileged?"
As well as not being afraid of dishing out stinging critiques, with Cambridge's 'whiteness' being one of his targets, Ibrahim has made videos that are as entertaining as they are informative – he gets messages from thousands of young people seeking his advice as they apply to top universities.
Ibz's recent successes include: becoming Student Vice-President of Cambridge and implementing many policy changes to encourage equality, diversity and access. He was involved with the 2018 Cambridge University Social Media policy that encouraged and guided staff to use social media to its full potential. He started his own social enterprise, called "BTYS Ltd," dedicated to help bridge the gap between further education and higher education for marginalised students. He has worked with Nobel peace prize winner, Malala, to host the first Pakistan Access Conference to inspire young students and all of this crowned by winning "Best Blog" at the Asian Media Awards 2018!
Ibz hits National headlines! Guardian news…
Ibz hits Hackney Gazette headlines!