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ERIC Number: EJ116365
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Longfellow's "Smithy" Is Alive and Well
Young, Jim
Community and Junior College Journal, 45, 8, 37-38, May 75
In 1966, Pitt Technical Institute (North Carolina) began a training program in farriering (horseshoeing). Students meet 6 hours a day for 11 weeks. Most of the graduates have entered the farriering occupation and have found that the demands for their services far exceed their availability. (DC)
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Horses, Labor Needs, Metal Working, Skilled Occupations, Technical Institutes, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education
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Identifiers: Blacksmiths; Farriers; Ferryboat Operators; Pitt Technical Institute NC