The Faculty has recently appointed a specialist technician to act as our glass blowing apprentice. He will be primarily based in the School of Chemistry, but will also enjoy rotations through other Schools and departments in a similar fashion to our existing mechanical and laboratory apprentices.
The programme will be run in conjunction with the British Society of Scientific Glassblowers following closely their syllabi below.
SUMMARY OF COURSE SYLLABI
INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWING
A beginner’s course. The syllabus has been arranged to provide a simple basic training for technicians and scientists wishing to acquire a useful elementary expertise as an addition to other laboratory skills.
Also, when applied with emphasis on basic manipulative skills, this syllabus provides a progressive and interesting starting point for the apprentice glassblower.
HANDBURNER GLASSWORKING
This syllabus may be taught in conjunction with the Elementary syllabus on which to some small degree it is dependent; a combination of both will provide a much improved scope of simple basic techniques considered adequate to meet the needs of most technicians and scientists.
This course is also an essential preliminary to Lathe Glass working.
SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWING STAGE ONE
Practical bench lamp work with a little theory. A progressive continuation and broadening of the work covered in the Elementary syllabus.
SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWING STAGE TWO
Practical bench lamp work with a little theory. A progressive continuation of the work covered in Stage One syllabus and a broadening of techniques.
LATHE GLASSWORKING STAGE ONE
A basic course for beginners covering the first principles of glass manipulation using a glassworking lathe. Some theory is included and lathe care and maintenance.
ADVANCED LATHE GLASSWORKING
Further development of Lathe Glassworking. This syllabus Includes work of an appreciatively higher standard than Lathe Glassworking Stage One. Some theory is included.
The EPS Apprenticeship Programme team welcomes our latest recruit.