The Illinois times., August 19, 1963, Image 6

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Funds are now available tor a
local training program for prac
tical nurses, John Gernon, local
manager of the Illinois State
Employment Office said Satur
day.
Financed and sponsored
through federal funds provided
by the Manpower Development
and Training Act of 1962, the
program is scheduled to begin
Aug. 5 and last approximately
48 weeks.
The first class will consist of
about 30 trainees, Gernon said.
He stated results of a local sur
vey of the needs of each of the
hospitals and nursing homes in
dicated that “about 100 practical
nurses are needed in this area."
“However, due to limited
training facilities, we recom
mended that the first class be
about 30.” he said. “If every
thing works out all right and we
still have the need, there will be
another program later.”
Selection and screening of ap
plicants will be done by the
Stale Employment Department.
Unit 4 Handles
Actual hiring of instructors
and training will be handled by
the Unit 4 School District Voca
tional Education Department,
under C. E. Summerville, direc
tor. Burnham, Mercy, Carle and
Cole Hospitals, and various area
nursing homes will assist in the
training program by providing
facilities for the clinical portion.
Summerville said the first 14
weeks of training would he in a
classroom and the classroom
laboratory, under the supervi
sion of licensed professional
nurses.
The professional nurses will
work with the group in the pre
clinical training and also go with
the trainees as clinical instruc
tors, when they transfer to the
hospitals for on-the-joh training.
“Training will be given in all
phases of practical nursing
obstetrics, pediatrics. Geriatrics,
etc,” Summerville said. “It will
be the regular one year inten
;ve program ior pratuuai nu« li
es.”
He added that representati\cs
from all the hospitals, the Pro
fessional Nurses Assn . the Li
censed Practical Nurses Assn,
and the Champaign County Med
ical Assn, are serving on the ad
visory committee.
HS Requirements
Gernon said that applicants
should be between age 17 and
| 54, and, if born after July 1, 1926,
must have two years of high
school education or its equival
ent. Applicants born before that
date need only an eighth grade
education.
“We are trying to train local
people for the jobs.” he said,
"therefore local and area resi
dents will receive the first
chance to participate in the pro
gram. Others may apply and
will he considered if there are
not enough local applicants.’
Persons who apply " ill be giv
en an aptitude test at the em
ployment office and if they qual
ify will be sent to the vocational
education department. Gernon
said several had already applied
and been tested during the past
week.
After completing the course
trainees must pass a physical
exam and present certificates of
character reference to lake the
state licensing exam for prac
tical nurses.
Gernon said trainees may re
ceive allowances, or subsistence
pay. during their training period
if they are heads of households
or members of certain classifi
cations of the unemployed.
At No Charge
There will be no charge to any
individual for any of his training
program or application proce
dure.
The practical nursing progran
is part of a nation-wide program
set up by the WDTA to provide
vocational and on-the-job train
ing for unemployed and under
i employed persons
Unit 4 Fee
Fees for Unit 4 pupils for the
1963-64 year have been an
nounced by E. H. Mellon, su
perintendent.
Kindergarten pupils will pay
$9,50 for books, supplies, milk
and insurance. Insurance is vol
untary and the total fee minus
the insurance is $8.
School insurance covers the
child to and from school as well
as during the time he is in
school.
Elementary fees will be 512
or 510.15 minus the insurance.
Junior high and high school
students will pay fees of 514,
covering textbooks, workbooks,
supplies, physical education sup
plies and insurance. The insur
ance fee of 51.85 may be de
ducted if desired.
‘Freedom Day' Fete
PITTSBURGH (UPI)—Mayor
Joseph M. Barr has issued a
proclamation designating Aug.
28 as “Freedom Day’’ here.
Barr said he drew up the
proclamation to help dramatize
President Kennedy’s civil rights
bill. He also said that city em
ployes can take part in the
march on Washington the same
day at their own expense.
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