WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER?

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28481, 10 January 1958, Page 13

WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER?

As the largest business organisation in the Dominion, the New Zealand Railways offers outstanding opportunities for career openings in many fields embracing about 250 different occupations, trades and professions. It is a service in which there is a fixed retiring age, so that, although the staff totals more than 25.000, vacancies are always occurring. Vacancies mean opportunities for steady and continuous advancement.

There are excellent superannuation provisions on retirement and plans are under way for a first class welfare scheme for alf employees of the department. In the clerical branch, which includes the train control and running staff, the intake of new

employees has been low since 1930 and the prospects of those

who join the department now are good for quick advancement for the right cadets. Ordinary promotion will earn a man a salary of £B5O after 11 years’ service. In the Canterbury and West Coast district traffic branch there are 360 employees. Of these 61 earn £9OO or more. Opportunities to rise quickly to top jobs are at presrent excellent and recent changes in the organisation of the department provide for a large number of executive positions. On entry to the service, cadet* (must be at least 15 and not more than 19. Any candidate who has nassed the School Certificate Examination, University Entrance or has higher educational qualifications, will, however, be accepted up to the age of 20. 5' The commencing salary for

cadets depends upon their educational qualifications. Those who have passed School Certificate Examination receive £375 a year. The holder of an Endorsed School Certificate commences at a salary of £375 per annum with an increase to £425 after serving six months. If the candidate has completed the University Entrance Examination, his commencing salary is £425. while e cadet with a Higher School Certificate receives £425 and advance* to £460 a year after six months’ service. Lodging allowances are paid to cadets who ere required to live away from their, homes. Cadet* joining the service may be appointed to any of the fouowr ing branches: —tiwßc, stores rw freshment, mechanical, way eng works. Road Services, pobtteitr and advertising “• "• .J,-*! 1