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Show 24 WEBER COLLEGE - OGDEN, UTAH The Type "B" Day Trade Course is one in which the related instruction is given by the shop teacher incidental to the shop instruction with no separation of the total time into definite periods for the teaching of related subjects. In such courses, 50 per cent of the school time, which must be not less than three consecutive clock hours in one day, and not less than fifteen hours a week, is given to the combination of shop and technical instruction. The balance of the school day or thirty hours a week is devoted to general and related subjects. The time used may exceed the standards here stated. All Day Trade Students must be registered for six clock hours a day or thirty clock hours a week in order to be classified as regular trade students and remain in the training programs. The Evening Classes in Trades and Industries are conducted at the College from 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. The evening classes in Trades and Industries are conducted at the college from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Individual programs of continued education are worked out for every student by the trade coordinators of the technical departments of the school in conjunction with a trade advisory committee. Special classes are arranged to meet the needs of people employed in the professions, in trades, and in industry. The Part-Time Classes are organized to serve three groups of students: 1. Those who work one-half day and desire to attend school one-half day. 2. Those engaged in seasonable occupations or those temporarily unemployed who desire to register for short, intensive, full-time courses. 3. Those whose employment will permit them to attend school only one or two hours each day. Business and Distributive Occupations The Day School, which occupies the students' time from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., provides courses in the semi-professions. The Part-Time Cooperative Retail Training Course is open for selected young men and women who are interested in training for junior executive positions in retailing. Special courses are offered in the morning for students working in stores in the afternoon. Application must be made for this course; the merchant's committee and the instructor select the applicants. Students should plan to take all the courses listed in the program and may take one approved elective each quarter. Pre-requisite: High school graduation; preferably, one year of college; and eighteen years of age or over. WEBER COLLEGE - OGDEN, UTAH 25 The Evening Classes in Business and Distributive Occupations are conducted at the college from 7:00 p. m. to 10 p. m. The Evening Classes in Business and Distributive Occupations are conducted at the college from 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. to serve varying needs for continued education. Individual programs of continued education are worked out for every student. The Part-Time Classes are organized to serve three groups of students. They are planned as: 1. Part-time cooperative courses: For those who work part time in a business position and who wish to train for an equal number of hours each week to improve their knowledge and skill. 2. Specialized short intensive courses: For those who are usually engaged in seasonal occupations in business, but who are temporarily unemployed and wish to receive intensive training during the slack season. 3. Continuation courses: For those regularly employed in business, but who may wish to improve their earning capacity by taking a class or two during the working day. The Adult Evening School Program The adult evening school program of Weber College is conducted under the supervision of the vocational coordinator. The courses and work offered are divided under the three following types: 1. Trade Extension Industrial Classes consisting of: (1) Trade extension for employed workers. (2) Apprentice-training classes for technical and related instruction. 2. Distributive Education Classes consisting of: (1) Extension classes for workers employed in the various fields of distribution and business. 3. General Education Courses consisting of: (1) Courses designed and offered to adults to increase their general knowledge and skill. They are courses of a general nature and are not given for any specific group. The purposes of the Vocational Adult Evening School Courses are: (1) To upgrade the journeyman worker so as to enable him to keep abreast of his trade or occupation. (2) To retrain those workers temporarily unemployed or about to become unemployed due to technological changes within their trade so that they may retain their jobs or find new closely allied ones. |