YOUTH CENTRE

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23086, 31 July 1940, Page 2

YOUTH CENTRE

_— + REPORT ON VOCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT That the great majority of young nelsons go through an experimental period at work before they reach per - manency of’employment ‘s the ence of officers of the Chnstcnurcn Vmith Centre. At a meeting of the advisory committee held yesterday, Dr. H E. Field presiding, the secre . ta Mr N. S. Woods, reported that of the 0159 voung persons who had enrolled at the centre during the two years up to March 31 last. 1736 had come to the centre fronr previous work eJ £Pe ence Of these yoqpg people 986 had required further vocational adjustment subsequent to being placed by the ppntrG. “Thus in two years,” the report continued “the centre was called upon to assist in 2722 cases where the schoolleaving placement had not proved final and where further vocational adjustment was required subsequent to severance of all school contact. The experience of the centre shows that the school-leaving placement is final in only some 30 per cent, of cases. The great majority of young persons go through an experimental period at work before they reach any permanency of employment. During this period, even with the initial assistance of vocational guidance and placement, adjustments have to, be made. , In those cases where guidance has been given the subsequent adjustments are usually adjustments of conduct, temperament, supervision, and similar matters-’N