APPRENTICESHIP

Grey River Argus, 18 August 1944, Page 8

APPRENTICESHIP

The committee appointed to investigate proposals to be forwarded to the Apprenticeship Commission now sitting at Dunedin, submitted _ a lengthy report to the Grey Technical School ’ Board. The recommendations were as follows: —• (1) General registration of apprentices in designated trades; (2) final certificates enabling the young tradesman to take employment as a fully trained and skilled workman; (3) compulsory part-time day training in technical schools, in designated trades and districts; (4) pre-vocationai training of a suitable character should be required; (5) allowance by way of additional wages to apprentices with approved pre-vocational training completed to an approved standard; (6) allowance by way of time towards apprenticeship for school vocational training after the age of 16 years; (7) the period of apprenticeship should be variable according to the ability and initiative of the apprentice; (8) provision for transfer of apprentices to technical or special trade schools; with maintenance, when employers are unable to train the numbers necessary to supply future requirements of trade. Concerning recreation, the Committee suggested that no apprentice should be compelled to study or work on Saturday. However congenial hfs work may. be, some healthy recreation out of doors is necessary to keep physically and mentally fit.