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1942
1942 - 2107.PDF
OCTOBER 8TH, 1942 FLIGHT *i<3H Part of the machine school of the Bristol Aeroplane Co. PREPARING FOR A CAREER An Account of the Training Facilities Offered by the Engine Department of the Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd. TO maintain for over twenty years a position in the world's markets as the leading manu facturers of air-cooled aircraft engines has called for that high quality of craftsmanship which is embodied in every Bristol component no less than for the high standard and originality of Bristol designs. The company has long recognised the importance of thoroughly sound an efficient training as a contributing factor to the success of its products and as an insurance for the supply of highly skilled men and technicians. This industry presents a wide scope for pursuing a career in the highest grade of engineering. Whether as designers, administrators, research en gineers, or skilled craftsmen in one or other of the specialised production trades, all who are engaged in the development and manufacture of air craft engines have a definite and individual responsibility for an under taking in which quality always comes first. This all-important factor not only imbues every worker with a healthy pride of craftsmanship; it also results in standards of remunera tion which compare very favourably with those in any other branch of engineering. Aircraft engine manufacture is, moreover, still a comparatively young industry, which is expanding with great rapidity; the demand for skilled executives and artisans may be expected to continue for many years to come. The management of the Bristol Aeroplane Company have always attached the greatest import ance to the necessity for organising to meet this increasing need for skilled labour. Twelve years ago a scheme of apprenticeship was instituted, accompanied by works instructional lectures with facilities for attending technical college classes. For some time the applications for apprentice ship far exceeded the annual number of vacancies; but later the vast ex pansion of the factory resulted in a reorganisation of the whole training scheme on a more extensive scale. Different Courses Several different courses.of training are comprised in the scheme, accord ing to the general educational stage reached by the candidate. It is advisable to state clearly that, as in other branches of engineering, a full theoretical education offers immense advantages to the youth who aspires to reach the highest technical posi tion in the British aircraft industry. The Bristol system of training represents an endeavour to find a proper combination of practice and theory by the provision of a properly equipped instructional school within the works. Here courses of training are organised, and proper opportuni ties and inducements are offered to ail apprentices and students to further their education and training. The school is under the direction of a fully qualified principal, who has had wide experience, having been for many years engaged on educational work both in the Army and R.A.F. The carefully selected theoretical and practical staff includes .fully qualified specialists, widely experienced in engineering instructional work, who devote their entire time to the school. The practical instructors are men with a broad knowledge of production shop practice and similar work, who are well able to impart their know ledge to the pupils under their charge. At the present time three courses of instruction are in operation at the Bristol Company's school: — (1) The Senior Engineering Course. (2) The Student Apprentice Course. (3) The Trade Apprentice Course. 1. The Senior Engineering and Col-
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