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Job Training
them to your sales On-The-Joh-Train-
ing-Program and thereby build a live-
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factories manufacturing pianos and wire piano sales force. Possibly you
also take the group to factories to ac- cover a large sales territory and feel
the need of capable men stationed in
tually see a piano being made.
various
parts to take care of your
If such program of training is fol-
piano
tuning
and repairs. If so, this
lowed carefully and supervised prop-
program
will
certainly find that man
erly there is no reason why good cap-
for
you.
Not
only will you have a
able workmen cannot be made. They
man
capable
of
handling your repair
should have a good set of tools at the
work
in
that
territory,
but a man to
beginning of the program and these
represent
you
and
your
interest in
are provided for the student under his
sales.
He
is
your
man.
trained
and
G.I. Bill of Rights.
schooled
by
you,
and
would
be
in
a
In accepting a Veteran for training
position
to
represent
your
business
as
under the provision of Public Law
346, it is necessary for the approved you would like to have it done. Think
over the many possibilities of a train-
business establishment to:
ing program and now is the time to
1—Receive from the Veteran a Cer-
plan and prepare for the future. Big
tificate of Entitlement.
business is just around the corner and
2—Endorsement of the Certificate
will you as a music merchant be pre-
of Entitlement.
pared to meet your competition?
3—Complete the information neces-
sary on the enrollment form
Compensation Outline
(shown following).
How does the "On-Job-Training-
4—Submit—
Program" work as to compensation
(a) Certificate of Eligibility.
for the employed Veteran? You first
Entitlement.
set up the maximum that the job will
fb) Notice of enrollment.
pay at the completion of the Course
(c) Outline of your training and for example we will select a posi-
program to your Veterans tion paying $200 monthly for trained
men. The scale is as follows:
Administration.
Gov. Sub. . .. $100.00 Mo. $ 80.00 Mo.
When these credentials have been Store Pay . . . 100,00 Mo. 120.00 Mo.
received by the Veterans Administra- Emp. Receives 200.00 Mo. 200,00 Mo.
tion covering training for a Veteran
3rd Quarter Jfth Quarter
on an "approved program," the Vet- Gov. Sub. . . . $ 60.00 Mo. $ 40,00 Mo.
erans Administration will then certify Store Pay . . . 140.00 Mo. 160.00 Mo.
the Veteran for subsistence allowance. Emp. Receives 200.00 Mo. 200.00 Mo.
Note by this schedule that the em-
We have discussed the "piano tuning
ployee receives the maximum salary
and repair on the job training pro- all during the training period. Now
gram" and we must look far beyond you may start at any figure. You may
the horizon to see many fine possi- also have a longer training period.
bilities in such a PROGRAM. Tuners In the case of piano repair, it is a
and repairmen will be made and cer- four-year course. The above is merely
tainly this will be a God-send to any an example, and your Local Depart-
ment of Veterans Assistance can give
music store.
you all necessary information. The
Piano Sales Training
application blank is a simple easy
Take a program of the type just out- form and this blank with your Course
lined in training men and the know- completes all necessary information
all about a piano and think of the for the Veterans Bureau. The blank
possibilities of finding real material lists the following items:
"Name of institution, address, type
for your Piano Sales Department. A
of
business, occupation, number to be
young man entering their sales pro-
trained
in each occupation, type of
gram will receive a vast knowledge
training, if record of employment
of pianos, their construction, etc. You
and progress be kept, if there is a
may find that some of the men entering union give name, state whether union
this program may be better material has been consulted, has the establish-
for the sales department and should ment the equipment and/or material
this be the case, you may transfer to do a proper training job. list the
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equipment and/or material to be util-
ized, is there training or supervisory
personnel available to do a proper
training job.
"Starting salary to be paid trainee,
increases during training period if
any, salary at completion, is this the
prevailing rate in the locality for the
occupation, will jobs be available in
the establishment for trainee. The es-
tablishment must submit in writing
the training program to be followed.
This program to include the job title,
the breakdown of the work processes
and the training technique."
When your Course is accepted, you
will be notified, and all Veterans whom
you employ and take the Course will
receive the benefits of subsidy from
the Government while learning. Each
Veteran will submit to you his papers
for your signature that he is in train-
ing with your store on an approved
program. At any time that he does
not do his work to your supervisor's
satisfaction he may be discharged and
you duly notify the Government Agen-
cy. He may also leave of his own
volition if he wishes.
Careful selection of Veterans' The
Department of Veterans Assistance is
set up in each locality whereby all
Veterans applying for employment are
carefully screened and analyzed so
that they may be recommended for
proper placement. You make a re-
quirement card for the type of person
for which you are looking and you
will find that very careful attention is
given to the person sent to you for
an interview. This saves you many
hours of interviews with applicants.
OPA Grants Increase in
Hardwood Lumber Price
On April 5th the Office of Price
Administrator! ordered an immediate
increase of 7 per cent in prices mills
may charge for hardwood lumber pro-
duced in the South. The increase, aver-
aging $3.35 for 1,000 board feet, was
said to be the minimum required by
law and is authorized to enable mills
to pay the higher costs of production.
Consumers will have to pay the high-
er prices, pending a review of 1945 cost
data, the price agency said.
OPA also gave official notice of an
average increase of $4.60 per 1,000
board feet in mill ceiling prices of
western pine lumber, which goes into
effect immediately.
"This increase is considerably more
than is required by law," OPA stated,
"and is made to stimulate production
of lumber for the housing program."
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, APRIL, 1946