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From January 26 to February 25, 2011, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) conducted an appeal for opinions on its bulletin plan for partial revision of bulletins establishing operation guides for radio engineer training courses, in response to which two opinions were submitted, and these opinions along with the views of the MIC are officially announced herein.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will promptly reform the related bulletins based on results from the appeal of opinions.
1. Background to reform
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) concluded that radio engineer training courses should cover the latest Information and Communications Technology trends, and together with reviewing lesson curriculum it has also studied operation guides and practice methods for examinations conducted at the close of courses (examinations conducted at the end of the reviewed curriculum) so as to make lesson contents easy to understand both for authorized engineers and students attending these training courses.
An appeal for opinions on this bulletin plan was conducted from January 26 to February 25, 2011, in response to which two opinions were submitted.
2. Outline of reform
(1) In the operation guide categorized according to lesson curriculum, the table of qualifications will be changed to basic matter and a table of technical items categorized according to field (four fields will be covered: marine qualifications, aviation qualifications, land qualifications, and amateur qualifications).
(2) Based on the latest Information and Communications Technology trends, items concerning the latest radio communication equipment and digital network connections will be added to lesson contents in response to qualifications, and at the same time the degree of relative priority in lesson contents will be reviewed.
(3) Reviews will be carried out for operation guides for radio engineer training courses and practice methods for examinations conducted at the close of courses.
3. Results from appeal for opinions
The opinions submitted, along with the views of the MIC, are as per the enclosed document.
4. Schedule
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will promptly reform the related bulletins based on results from the appeal of opinions.
Related reports and documents
Appeal for Opinions on Bulletin Plan for Partial Revision of Operation Guides for Radio Engineer Training Courses and Practice Methods for Examinations Conducted at Close of Radio Engineer Training Courses (report published January 25, 2011)
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