The Guidance Unit, within the Education Department, was set up on a provisional basis in August 1968. Since then it has been increasingly involved in Guidance duties as new members have joined the Unit. At present it is staffed by seven Officers of the Department, who, after being sponsored by the Government for post-graduate training in the United Kingdom, have obtained Diplomas in Educational Guidance at the University of Reading or Advanced Diplomas in Education at the University of Keele.