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School Classes 7. Organization and attendance at school classes reached its peak over the last year, and although the numbers are now considerably reduced, there is still appreciable class activity in a very wide range of subjects. It is again notable that the principals of the schools have co-operated whole-heartedly in arranging classes for Service personnel. Rehabilitation and Vocational Guidance 8. The latest information with regard to rehabilitation and post-war prospects in trades and professions has been distributed to all naval units. A publication which has been added recently is the Rehabilitation Department's newspaper, Change Step. R.N.Z.A.F. Educational Certificate 9. By means of educational progress cards a record is kept of courses completed while students are members of the Navy or Air Force. On application, personnel of either Service may receive a special certificate setting out courses satisfactorily completed while in the Armed Services. The courses included on the certificate will not include those for which diplomas or certificates are normally issued by the examining bodies concerned. The details of the courses are not set out on the certificate, but reference is made to R.N.Z.A.F. Educational Handbook, N.Z.A.P. 48, in which synopses of all such courses are published. Public Examinations 10. Facilities for the conduct of public examinations have continued to be available over the past year, both within New Zealand and overseas. In particular, a number of naval personnel sat University examinations in November, 1945, while serving in sea-going ships. General 11. (i) Although Wing Commander E. Caradus has returned to his civil position as Chief Inspector of Secondary Schools, he still continues to represent Naval and Air Force interests on the Education Committee of the Rehabilitation Board. (ii) The Advisory Subcommittee of the Education Committee of the Rehabilitation Board in London has now ceased operation, but there are still quite a large number of naval personnel on short-term attachments to colleges and business houses in England as part of their pre-rehabilitation training. W. J. G. Prophit, Naval Secretary and Member New Zealand Naval Board. Mark Taylor, Second Naval Member, New Zealand Naval Board. G. H. Faulkner, First Naval Member, New Zealand Naval Board. Approximate Cost of Paper.Preparation, not given ; printing (543 copies), £4O

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