Scottish domestics

I have an aunt that emigrated from Scotland to Australia in 1912. She was
aged 17 at that time and her occupation on the ships records was shown as
"domestic"

Also travelling on the same ship was 20 young single females whose
occupations were also shown as "domestic".

What I would like to know is if there was a scheme in Scotland to recruit
and train domestic staff or would these girls occupations just be described
as domestic for want of a better description?

Hugh Watkins...

if she was an orphan she may have been trained by a chariy
based on the town where she was born - not Scotland as a whole

Housework would be learned at home
and a girl sent into service by an agency as young as 12 sometimes
and trained by the housekeepr or mistress

A Victorian Domestic Servant
A domestic servant, who undertakes the whole duties of a household
without assistance; her duties comprising those of cook, housemaid,
nurserymaid, ...

Mutual Obligations of Master and Servant
The duties of a servant towards his employer may be summed as follows:
He should ... A Victorian Domestic Servant · The Victorian Employment
Relationship ...

from

House Maid
General purpose worker. Sixteen pounds ($1,700) a year

Assists in kitchen work. Fifteen pounds ($1,600) a year.

Scullery Maid
Dish washer. Thirteen pounds ($1,300) per year

Laundry Maid
Washing and ironing. Thirteen pounds ($1,300) a year

Hugh W
Between Maid
Worked in either the house or the kitchen as needed.
Fifteen pounds

Ian Donaldson