GUIDE YOUTH INTO SUITABLE CAREERS

Chronicle (Levin), 30 August 1946, Page 7

GUIDE YOUTH INTO SUITABLE CAREERS

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JJ.la.vJU2XU-iO.Oi.v0ll, JVUg. -y. The New Zealand Vocationat Uuid ance Associatioii 's aunual conf efencc -lecided today tliat headquarters should ue in Auckland for next year and eiect od the foilowing oiiicers: Bresident, Mr". A. A. Ixirk; vocational guidance onicej in Auckland, vice-presidents Itev. tL w. Austin (\Yanganui; and Mr. L. b. iiearnshaw (Wellington;; secretary, Mr. .1. G. G-reen (Auckland;; treasurer, Miss E. M. B. Keid (Auckland;; execu - tive, Messrs. T. A. Churton (Auckland i 1'. Conly (Dunedin;, T. 11. • Buxton (Auckland) ; auditor, Mr. 11. F. Meadei t Auckland;. In view oi the genferally increase. post-primarv schooi rolls and exti'iduties of cureers advisers, it was agreed to ask the Education Depart ment- Lo treat the completlon of . tln regulations affeeting their status as ur gent. . . Emplovers and the Clothing Trad.es Union will be asked to write into tlieii award an agreement governing i'emale appreutiees. Miss G.'Miles, giris' \oca tioual ollicer iu Wellington, said that although the Apprenticeship Act pro vided that girls should be regarded as apprentices after a certain period, niany did uot realise this uutil they wished to leave und l'ouuu they were bound oy the Act but not by any speeilio agree.ment in the award. Tlie Wellington careers advisers have been amazed to iind the avenues of employment out of schooi timo in "which children could be worked at unusual hours, said Mr. (I. C. Brookes, of Wellington, in rnoving a remit that the Government be urged to restrict the hours of work for all" children under 1G years of age lo between 7 a.ra. an-1 7 p.m. This applied lo more than boys on papcr and milk rounds and those selling icecreams in theatres. Lt waindicated that the Child We.lfare Department was also concerned at the situution and would sup])0rt the remit. Mr. T. Conly, vocational guidance o.thcer at Dunedin, sponsored a remit asking that vocational guidance oiiicers be appointed to the uational and loc.a' Apprenticeship Commissions as a representative conversant with teehnica! education. Tliese officers had special knowledge, lie .said. more general than those in the teaching prol'ession anH they could serve as a useful counection between emplovers and emplovees on eommittees. The remit was carried.

On the molion of Mr, A. A. ICirk, Auckland, it was decided to seek additional bursaries to enable selected Maoris from remote places to take technieal courses at post xarimary schools. The Education Departmertt, teaching services, Rehabilitation Depart ment. employers, workers and pupils were rep resented among the. speakers who paid tributes to the work of Mr. G. M. Kcys. vocational guidance officer at Christchurch. It was reealled that Mr. Kevs was pioneer of vocational guidance in 'New Zealand 20 years ago and thar since he had been largely responsible for the training of personnel and development of the national vocational guidance. Good wislxes were ex'tend'ed to him in taking up an appoinlmcnt as Principal of the Scotch College, Terth. next year.