1956年各部門、各地区都招收了大量的学徒(練習生),据工業、交通、建筑、农垦、水產等20个部的統計,約共招收了五十一万人,其中一部分已經轉为正式工人。到去年年底时,尚在学徒期間的約有三十七万人,計在企業、事業中培訓的約十九万人,在技工学校培訓的約十一万人,在训练班培訓的約七万人,按原計划这些学徒大都应在今年转为正式工人。但是由于今年的建設規模和速度有了調整,有些新建企業的开 In 1956, a large number of apprentices (trainees) were enrolled in various departments and regions. According to the statistics of 20 departments of industry, transportation, construction, land reclamation and aquatic products, a total of about 500,000 people were enrolled. Some of them have been converted to Formal workers. By the end of last year, about 370,000 people were still apprenticed during the apprenticeship period, accounting for about 190,000 people trained in enterprises and undertakings, about 110,000 people trained in technical schools and about 7 in training courses According to the original plan, most of these apprentices should be converted into full-time workers this year. However, due to the adjustment of construction scale and speed this year, some newly-established enterprises are opening up