TRADE APPRENTICES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 549, 2 July 1909, Page 9

TRADE APPRENTICES.

SUGGESTIONS FOE TBAINING-. t I In Tins' Dominion yesterday there appeared a report 'of an interesting discussion (by -the memWe of the Teohnioal Schools' Conference) , on the mutual obligations of master And ap- ■ prentico "with regard to the training of the latter, and tho necessity for instituting com--1 ' pnlsory attendanoo of trade apprentices at technical schools. As the rtsnlt of the deliberations of a sub-committeo appointed by the conference to report upon the whole question, it was unanimously resolved at yesterday's Bitting Of the conference.— _ i' That, in the opinion of this conference, it is expedient that provision should be made to render it" , compulsory— v "(1) That all boys and-girls under the age , of 117 years should receire instruction for not , less than 15 hours per week. ' . "(I) That jfo employer shall employ boys or girls under the age of 17 years for more than SO hours per week. : "Enrtker, that it be a strong,recommenda- " tion from this conference that, until such prorision is' mode, managers of technical schools arrange"»with 'employers to allow thoir emI ployees under 17 years of age equivalent time off -to attend technical and continuation classes. \ ' ' ■ ' t ' "It is also the opinion of this conference that the ttmo epent,by boys in attending fnll- ,, time courses at daj; technical sohools should ,count as part of their apprenticeship, the first three years at school to count as one year, , and after that each year to count equally with apprenticeship time, up to a maximum'of 1 throe years." > ' t