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Many Receive Defense Training On April I, 50 men enrolled for “refresher” training in three courses under the National Defense Training Program. The quota for each course has been set at 20. The following courses arc in operation at this time: Aircraft Assembly, Aircraft Riveting, and Welding. A course in Machine Shop was begun on April 7 with a quota of 20 trainees, and on April 14 courses in Sheet Metal and Electrical Maintenance were opened to handle 20 trainees each. With all courses in operation approximately 120 men were in training. Refresher courses are short courses to prepare and upgrade workers for defense industries. These courses are under the direct supervision of E. F. Riley, State Supervisor of Trades and Industrial Education. Trainees are selected 50 per cent from the WPA Offices. All trainees arc selected upon their abilities to meet specific entrance requirements. Courses arc in operation seven hours a day, five days a week, for ten weeks and will he in operation following the day school schedule. This means that most courses will start operation at 4:00 p. m. and have one hour recess for the evening meal. During the summer months of 1940, refresher courses were in operation at the State School of Science in Sheet Metal, Electrical, Aviation, Welding, and Machine Shop, but due to the heavy enrollment in the regular day school program in all departments, it was necessary to discontinue refresher training courses until additional qualified instructors were added to the staff and shop space made available.
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THE AGAWASIt DEFENSE TRAINING I Defense Training In North Dakota Last July the State Hoards for Vocational Education of every state in the Union were charged with the responsibil ity of organizing Refresher programs and supplementary instruction courses for men with previous experience for the purpose of preparing them for employment in industries essential to National Defense. Courses were immediately established in July at the State School of Science and soon afterwards at other points in the State where training facilities were available. In October of 1940, Congress appropriated additional funds for the further expansion of Defense 'Training Programs. Again the State Hoard for Vocational Education was given full responsibility for the promotion and organization of additional types of Defense 'Training Programs. 'The State Staff for Trade and Industrial Education was charged with full responsibility by the State Hoard for the immediate organization and general administration of courses, under three subdivisions of the Act. Refresher programs under Subdivision (I) were expanded and have been in session continuously ever since. Subdivision (4) of the Act provided for certain types of vocational courses for out-of-town rural youths between the ages of 17 and 25. Subdivision (5) of the Act provided for certain types of vocational courses for young people employed on Work Projects of the National Youth Administration. Both of these programs were given immediate attention and courses arc now in session in every section of the state. At the time that a general statement on defense training was prepared for the Aga-wasie. approximately 2000 people were in training in various types of courses essential to national defense. A map of the state posted in the state office in the 'Trades building showed courses in operation in every section of North Dakota. New Trade School Building At Night Night classes were held in this building throughout the year preparing men with previous experience for specific pay roll jobs in industries essential to national defense.
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