How the shortage of skilled mechanics is being overcome by training the unskilled

by United States. Council of National Defense. Committee on Labor. Section on Industrial Training for the War Emergency

ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAIRMAN

To stimulate effort and arouse interest in training the idle and potential workers in each community, as well as to facilitate the up-grading of the old operatives, the sectional chairman has traveled from one manufacturing center to another for the past 12 months, addressing leading metal, machine-tool, and other manufacturers’ associations. He has also actually assisted in the establishment of vestibule Training Departments in the plants.

Both single shops and great industrial communities are acting upon the advice of this section, which will furnish experts for investigation and planning upon request.