MOTOR MECHANICS.
Allow me a small space in your paper to •draw the attention of readers to the recent decision of the Motor Trade Association in certifying motor mechanics. This appears to me to be of more benefit to the- association than to the motor mechanic. • In the past it lias been understood that when a mechanic had served an apprenticeship in a well-equipped garage he was considered a fully-qualified mechanic, but now this apprenticeship appears to be of very little use to him. I have had fourteen years' practical experience, including five years during which I worked -for very little wages, and now I find that I have to go to considerable more expense in order to qualify for an "A" grade certificate, and I 'believe I am expressing the opinion of many others when I say that all mechanics who can produce a certificate from the firm where an apprenticeship has been served should be granted an "A" grade certificate -without further expense to them. A number of first-class practical tradesmen have not passed their examinations, as a large percentage of the examination is theory, and readers will agree that some of the best tradesmen in practical work would be unable to write their answers on paper. PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 257, 31 October 1933, Page 6
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