School pupils try out jobs

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32659, 15 July 1971, Page 6

School pupils try out jobs

(From

ROSALEEN MACBRAYNE)

.. TAUPO. Taupo’s work force grew by 220 recently. All the fourth-formers from Taupo-Nui-Tia College went out to work for two days in jobs of their choice.

They became hairdressers. cooks, mechanics, clerks, shop assistants, nurses, gardeners, among many occupations. . Local businesses, banks anil Government departihenis co-operated to make the college’s annual careers days a success. , ffT’SK said: -It is esswuial io have the supportof,the community foPri scheme like this. “TASTEOFREAUTY" “Employers in Taupo - hawf been/good. Because of this co-operation, all fourthformers at the college for the last six or seven years havie been able to spend two days working in the jobs of their choice. It gives them a taste of reality.” Mr Drake said he did not know of any other school in New Zealand with such a Successful -careers scheme. “Placing more than 200 fourth-formers in jobs th*y are interested in involves a tremendous amount of organisation, but we think it is worth it.’’ he said. Perhaps the most unusual request came from a fourthform girl this year. She wanted to work as a mechanic. ■■ : * f t “We couldn’t see any reason against it. arid we had no trouble placing, her to .* local service station and garage,*’ said Mr Drake. . Unfortunately, the girl was suffering from influenza when the time catne and could not when a fourth-form boy turned up for wost instead, SET HOURS Paris celebrates Thousands of tourists joined Parisians at midnight last'night in drinking, dancing and singing .to bring to the 182nd anniversary of the storming of the Bistilje and the beginning of the French Revolution. Later today, France will put some of its military might on show in the traditional Bastille Day military parade down the Champs-Elysees, at which the salute will be taken by Pre: sident Pompidou.—Paris, July 14. -

quired of thrin by their employers. Some managed a full working day, while those who iiVed out tot town worked during ordinary school hours. “The whole thing is designed to give pupils an idea of what it is Hire to work in a. job, so (hey. can start to thmk seriously about it. They must know how useful their school subjects are going to be to them,” said Mr Drake. ..“Petting about a third of tbitra evasutolly go into similar jobs When they l*ave school, but® lot find they do riiout future prospects.”