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The . training program is treated
briefly by Mr. Howell:
The U N R R A training program has
taken the form of a short course given
to field employees as soon as they are
inducted into the service, as well as
in-service training. Field employees re
cruited in this country and in Canada
have been given training on the campus
of the University of Maryland. The
course has run from two to six weeks
and has included such subjects as area
study, language study, background and
purpose of U N R R A , and international
relief. Trainees are housed in dormitor
ies on the campus and receive full com
pensation during the training period.
Activities of an extra-curricular nature
and group discussions on a variety of
subjects have been encouraged.
During the training period the em
ployees are evaluated by a standing
committee composed of representatives
of the Training Branch and operating
divisions. The committee is empowered
to recommend separations when evi
dence so warrants.
A similar training program has been
followed in the European Regional O f
fice. Recently a center was established
in France. Country misisons have been
aware of the need for training and in
many instances have devoted consider
able time to it when the staff is first
assembled.
In-service training programs have
included employee induction and orien
tation. Special courses in techniques
have been presented.
The U N R R A experience to date
would indicate that the possibilities of
a well-rounded integrated training pro
gram cannot be over-emphasized. Much
of it must take place near the scene of
action and, insofar as possible, after the
personnel from the several different
countries have been assembled.
Mr. Howell touches on employee ac
tivities:
Staff societies have been organized in
Washington, London, and in Cairo.
These have taken the form of general
agency-wide organizations and for the
most part are concerned with employee
activities. The Headquarters society has
committees on such matters as interna
tional civil service, grievances, and
recreational activities.
There has been established for field
employees a workmen’s compensation
plan, group insurance, and a per diem
living allowance. A t the outset, recog
nizing the U N R R A was a temporary
agency, provisions were made for a
provident fund whereby five per cent
of an employee’s pay is withheld which
is matched by seven and one-half per
cent contribution from the agency.
The employee receives this in full at
the time of resignation if he has at
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