Person
Evans, Clive Kersdale (1897 - 1969)
- Born
- 11 September 1897
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 21 July 1969
- Occupation
- Science educator
Summary
Clive Evans was the first Superintendent then Director of Technical Education in Queensland from 1944-1963. During the years immediately following World War II he was appointed Regional Director of Industrial Training in addition to his normal responsibilities. This work involved organising rehabilitation training of ex-servicemen who undertook technical college courses. On retirement Evans became Chairman of the committee set up to reorganise apprenticeship training in Queensland; the work of this committee resulted in the 1964 Queensland Apprenticeship Act. He was educated University of Queensland (MSc).
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Chronology
- c. 1914 - c. 1918
- Career position - Military service with the Australian Flying Corps
- 1919 - 1924
- Career position - Teacher at Rockhampton High School and Technical College, Queensland
- 1924 - 1944
- Career position - Principal of Ipswich Technical College
- 1944 - 1948
- Career position - First Superintendent of Technical Education in Queensland
- 1948 - 1963
- Career position - Director of Technical Education in Queensland
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Resources
- 'Evans, Clive Kersdale (18970911-19690721)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476432. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018