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Show " I if ' ! 1 The Davis County Vocational Center in Layton is open to residents of the county, .Brt - to learn or improve their skills and a V 0 C ATI 0 I J A L variety of skills. Jay Fisher, counselor, left, explains facilities to Jack Williams of Layton, assisted by Gerald Beeton, school director. How successful is Davis County Vocational Program? Gerald J. Beeton, Director of the Davis County Vocational Center at Layton is pleased with the success and progress of the programs in the center. The center is open to everyone from 16 to 60 who can reasonably be expected to benefit from the training available, irrespective of race, religion, creed, sex, or national origin. THIS CENTER is for residents throughout Davis County and is a part of Davis County School System. The center was established to serve training needs of vocational education in Davis County. It reduces the dependence depen-dence on the large Metropolitan Metropoli-tan areas for training services which can be economically provided in our own county with a minimal need of travel. MR. BEETON is assisted by two well qualified counselors, coun-selors, Lee G. Anderson, Sunset and Jay L. Fisher, Kaysville. Testing and counseling are available to those who can benefit from this service. The students who are interested in attending the vocational school meet with one of the counselors then place the student in the classes which are most suited for their ability and needs. Students are allowed to progress as rapidly as they are able and as slowly as necessary to develop employable skills. THE VOCATIONAL Center provides training to high school students who cannot feasibly be taught in each high school. Accelerated training for the job-entry-level skills are provided to help students obtain satisfactory satisfac-tory employment. Post High School and adult students are provided an opportunity op-portunity to learn a new vocation or new skills which have been unused over an extended ex-tended period of time. For those desiring greater competency in their work, the center provides an opportunity oppor-tunity to develop a higher level of proficiency. Any siudent who can reasonably gam from the training offered may enter or withdraw at any time. STUDENTS CAN enroll for class work on any normal school day. Most classes have individualized instruction and permit students to enroll or terminate at their convenience. Some classes are offered on a year-round basis, while others terminate at the end of the regular school year. Students of high school age must obtain approval from the district pupil personnel office prior to registration. The one exception to this policy are those students who are recommended for half day programs at the center by the vocational coordinator at the high school where the student is enrolled. Half day programs will be available when equivalent training is not offered in the regular high school program. THERE IS no registration fee for students who have been authorized to attend the center or adult students who register for academic subjects sub-jects as part of the adult high school program, but all high school graduates are required to pay a registration fee unless they are being funded by a sponsoring agency. Some of the classes, however, require a lab fee for supplies consumed during the training period. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the center operates the year around and closes only on weekends, school holidays and two week vacation starting in July. Some classes are discontinued discon-tinued for the summer months due to decreased enrollment, however, Mr. Beeton said classes wilt be offered during summer months in any course where enrollment is adequate to justify the offering. He stated, "additional classes other than those that are in progress, will be made available as the need arises and facilities become available". SOME STUDENTS who are not eligible for free tuition, are eligible for state assistance assis-tance from such agencies as W.I.N. (Workers Incentive); C.E.T.A. (Comprehensive Employment Training Act) and D.R.S. (Department of Rehabilitation Services). The center has excellent and certified instructors in all courses. Courses offered at the present time include: office of-fice occupations and secretarial secre-tarial training; bricklaying and masonry; electronic assembly; as-sembly; basic electronic and eight track stereo, vocational homemaking; basic education; educa-tion; machine shop; welding; nurses aid, building maintenance (basic course); painting and commercial finishes; satellite programs. ACCORDING TO Mr. Beeton, Bee-ton, the nurses aid course has to be a definite period of time. Classes are normally about 240 hours in duration and are presently taught at the McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden until at which time facilities are available in the area. Mr. Beeton stated, "All the programs are designed with emphasis on student preparation for gainful employment at the completion comple-tion of the program". He said the students names are placed on a list according to their employment skills and the C.E.T.A. finds jobs for them. ACCORDING TO Jay Fisher, counselor, last year 96 percent of the students completing various programs and recommended for employment by the instructors instruc-tors were placed on jobs. Most of the Vocational Center offices are located in the building at Layton, however, other classes are held at high schools throughout the district after regular school hours and at on-site location in the area. NEW SHOP facilities for training will be available in the near future at the new Davis County District Vocational Voca-tional Center Campus which is under construction east of Davis High School in Kaysville. Kays-ville. The program was designed to assist those students who did not take advantage and opportunity to complete their education, and who need assistance as-sistance and counseling in training them to become self employed. MR. BEETON, Director is impressed with the progress and accomplishments of the programs that are being conducted con-ducted and can see a promising promis-ing future ahead m the Vocational Voca-tional Education programs. Feb. 9 through Feb. 13 week is being observed as National Vocational Education Week. Mr. Beeton and his counselors are available for those needing need-ing assistance or desiring more information bv phoning them at 376-8727. np |