Original: The men acquired a wide range of new skills very different from their pre-war occupations including hand stencilling using specially adapted brushes and tools, screen printing, block printing, spray painting and garment manufacture.
Simplified: The men learnt a wide range of new skills very different from their pre-war jobs including hand stencilling using special brushes and tools, screen printing, block printing, spray painting and clothing making
Simplified: The men got a wide range of new skills very different from their jobs before the war including hand stencilling using specially adapted brushes and tools, screen printing, block printing, spray painting and making garments.
Simplified: The men acquired lots of new skills very different from their pre-war jobs including hand stencilling using special brushes and tools, screen printing, block printing, spray painting and clothes manufacture