TRAINING DOMESTICS FOR OVERSEAS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 205, 18 November 1927, Page 5

TRAINING DOMESTICS FOR OVERSEAS

A NEW HOSTEL The new hostel for domestic training that has just been opened at Market Harborough will be a centre of interest to the people from many parts of the Empire who are concerned with the emigration of women, says an English paper. The hearts of housewives in Australia will leap with joy when they read about it, for it is to help to solve their domestic difficulties, as well as to benefit the girls who want to go out to Australia but do not yet know enough about housework to get good situations as domestic workers. The new scheme is run by the Society for the Overseas • Settlement of British Women—what a pity they could not find a less cumbersome title! —in co-operation with Australia House, and the idea is that the girls and women between the ages of 18 and 35 who apply for free passages, and who seem suitable, though unskilled, should be sent to the hostel for several weeks’ intensive training. The training will be conducted by the central committee that has already trained thousands of girls for domestic work in this country; but the course will be considerably shorter, because the students will live in the hostel and do all the work there. Part of their training will be given by women who thoroughly understand conditions in Australia, where, of course, as a rule, a good deal of work that is put out here has to be done at home. All the students must undertake to go through the whole course, and be prepared to leave as soon as possible afterwards for Australia for employment there. During the period of training they will have free board and lodging and free railway travelling to and from their homes. There is room in the hostel for over 40 students, and a nice garden for their leisure hours.