pose.
Taylor said,
surveillance of
Nearly 18 percent of the
blue-collar work force is
composed of women and,
if predictions by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics
are correct, this percent-
age should increase
through 1990.
“We saw it coming,”
said Mike Freedland, pres-
ident of the National Asso-
ciation of Trade and Tech-
nical Schools (NATTS).
“Women of all ages are
increasingly finding jobs
in trade and technical
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“Damage to
reservoirs are
fields traditionally domi-
nated by men.”
NATTS, an organization
of 600 accredited trade and
technical schools, has seen
its enrollment climb stead-
ily since the mid-’60s, and
estimates that the number
of female students in its
member schools rose 17
percent between 1976 and
1980. Today, nearly 52 per-
cent of 'all students
enrolled in post-secondary
schools with occupational
programs are women.
In 1970, almost one-half
million women were work-
ing in skilled crafts, up
from 277,000 in 1960. This
represents a rate of
increase twice that for
women in all occupations.
By 1980, the number of
women in skilled crafts
jumped to 600,000.
“Since the 1960s, we’ve
trained thousands of
women who were disen-
chanted with the tradi-
tional positions open to
" women,” said Freedland.
| “They knew that we could
help them get what they
wanted: good pay, inter-
; esting work and the possi-
bility of setting their own
hours.”
Learning a highly spe-
cialized skill to qualify for
jobs in the blue-collar
work force is one reason
| more women are attending
| private career schools. But
the major reason private
schools: are so successful
today is because, unlike
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many traditional institu-
tions, they offer students
success on the students’
terms.
“Students choose our
schools over the rest
because they realize that
they can finish quicker
and get more specialized
training,” said Freedland.
“They also find that our
schools are more accessi-
ble, since many programs
begin throughout the year
rather than in September
and January.”
Although there are
nearly 100 careers listed in
the Handbook of Trade
and Tecnnical Careers and
Training, published
annually by NATTS, more
and more women are turn-
ing to careers in such
male-dominated fields as
electronics, plumbing,
welding, truck driving, air-
craft and heavy equipment
maintenance and survey-
ing.
“Five or 10 years ago,
employers were reluctant
to hire women for many of
these blue-collar jobs,”
said Freedland. ‘But now
there’s a serious shortage
of people trained in these
technically sophisticated
fields, and women are
being hired because they
are needed and because
they are as skilled as
men.”’
Sixty-four percent of all
women, agest 25 to 34,
were either working or
looking for work in 1980.
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The Magee Publick House at Dallas, P.O. Box 457,
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Bank declares dividends
Directors of First Eastern Corp. have declareda
dividend of 65 cents per share payable to stockholders of
record Sept. 8. The announcement was made by Richard
M. Ross, Jr., president and chief executive officer, who
said the dividend represents the fifth to be declared by
First Eastern Corp.
In a recent issue of American Banker First Eastern
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Career book available
Jobs and job training are two important topics in the
work force today. One source of information about both
is the 1983-84 edition of the Handbook of Trade and
Technical Careers and Training, which is available free
as a public service.
The Handbook lists over 600 accredited trade and
technical schools nationwide which are designed to train
students quickly for a job of their choice. It also
provides information on choosing a career and a career
school.
The Handbook lists each school by state and by
career. There are 98 potential careers to choose from
and complete descriptions for each career. Most pro-
grams enable students to complete their training in two
years or less and information on financial aid is also
available.
The Handbook also helps plan a career step-by-step,
discusses the value of accreditation, gives schools’
addresses and telephone numbers, lists other free
publications aailable through NATTS, provides informa-
tion about job placement, lists the average time needed
to complete training for particular skills.
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Demand for business
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eastern United States rose
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The name of Metropolitan Wire Corporation has been
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better identification with the current scope of its
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a broad line of storage and material handling equip-
ment, including wire and solid steel shelving, mobile
aluminum cabinets and racks, many types of hand carts
and trucks and molded plastic dish racks.
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ters and three plants in the Wilkes-Barre area with a
fourth plant in Cucamonga, Calif.,, and a fifth in
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