EXAMINATIONS IN TRADES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27165, 8 October 1953, Page 5

EXAMINATIONS IN TRADES

“INTEREST CONTINUES TO INCREASE” Interest in the board’s examinations continues to increase, says the chairman, of the New Zealand Trades Certification Board (Mr E. Caradus) in his annual report for the year ended March 31, 1953. Three thousand-and seventy candidates were accepted for 1952, as against 2594 for 1951. The value of the board’s examinations has been recognised by the New Zealand Army, whose pay system for tradesmen provides a substantial increase of pay for each of the four stages of the board’s examinations, and by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, which gives full recognition to the board’s motor trade certificates and grants higher classification to the holders of those certificates, the report says. “Successful candidates employed by the New Zealand Railways in many cases. also, are granted special monetary allowances as recognition of their achievement.” says the report.

. “The New Zealand Army has advised that there is a likelihood that the soldiers in Korea will be interested in sitting the board’s examinations while on active service, and has indicated that if this is the case, K Force would be willing to provide the necesary supervision. “News also comes from the Naval Dockyard, Auckland, that the dockyard fitting and turning apprentices are keenly interested in the activities of the board, and wish to sit the board’s examination. “Another pleasing feature is the award of a number of prizes to outstanding candidates in the motor trade and in the carpentry and joinery trade,” says the report