Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 56 — page 68: what you’re looking at

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apprentice. These come straight from an ordinary school, without the General Certificate of Education or equivalent. For them, the aircraft industry is like a rich uncle from Australia. Quite literally it converts what might have been a dull, unre- warded life into a career of promise and pride. Naturally, co-operation and hard study are required of the trade apprentice in return for the help and encouragement he receives from his firm. But, given these things, together with a quite reasonable amount of native ability, the youth who, because of domestic circumstances, must leave school before his more fortunate contemporaries, can become a highly skilled operative, respected and ad- mired by his superiors and earning a most comfortable wage. Quite often the potential trade apprentice leaves school and takes a job in the aircraft factory—fetching and carrying, perhaps, or some other dry, unskilled job. He comes under the watchful eye of the firm’s educational staff and is encouraged to go to evening classes to raise his level of general education. Time off during the day is given and frequently the fees are paid by the firm. When he has reached a sufficient standard of general educa- tion, the firm accepts him as a trade apprentice. Classes in general education are continued with the aid of the county authorities, and the young apprentice ° has his mind effectively broadened by instruction in Empire history, citizen- ship, current ideas and ideals, while at the same time aeronautical studies gradually increase. As one firm says, “It is useless filling boys’ heads with technicalities until the basic education has taken root. They must learn about COMmMiclbookerconn