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phere and an environment within which children are given the
best of opportunities to assimilate and adjust.
It is not surprising that, with such an avant garde establishment
as this centre undoubtedly is, visitors are attracted not only from
this country but from Europe and America and its influence on
the design of other authorities' new centres has been significant.
Furthermore, it has played an important role in re-orientating
attitudes both of lay and professional workers who are associated
with such training centres.
Blackwall Industrial Training Centre
This building, which is bright and airy with good central heating
and a well equipped canteen, originally catered for 36 persons but,
with the intervention of the Factory Inspector, this has now been
reduced to 25.
Machinery occupies an important place in the training programme
and operating skills, care and maintenance and respect
for the safety rules of a machine workshop, all form part of the
curriculum for trainees.
It is the aim of the Centre, where possible, to bring the standard
of ability of trainees to such a level that they can compete in the
open market. When this object proves unattainable, the policy is
to teach them to be emotionally stable and socially acceptable in
order that they may live harmoniously within the community.
From this establishment several of the trainees, accompanied by
members of the staff spent a centre holiday at Bracklesham Bay
during the summer.
Park Vista Adult Training Centre
Held on lease, this centre comprises the ground and first floors
of the premises of a private undertaking and provides facilities
for 60 adults of both sexes. Unfortunately, restrictions imposed
by the terms of the lease tend to limit the exploitation of this
establishment to its full potential and the service is correspondingly
circumscribed.
Outwork and training are carried out in the main hall on the
upper floor which is also utilised on Thursday evenings by the
Park Vista Club. Outwork is simple and consists mainly of carding
stationery display cards while other occupational work carried
out includes needlework, knitting, rugmaking, etc. Trainees are
conveyed to the centre by coach.