Glass Blowing Apprenticeship

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.

 

 

 

14 thoughts on “Glass Blowing Apprenticeship”

  1. I’m glad to hear the university has appointed an apprentice glass blower. Glass blowing is a very important skill, and the university definitely needs more glass blowers.
    Good luck to the new apprentice.

  2. I am blown away by the appointment of an apprentice glass blower..Great to keep invaluable skill of this type in-house.

  3. I am the newly appointed Apprentice Scientific Glassblower. I am very greatful for this opportunity in such a specific science form. I’m very much enjoying for first couple weeks here. Definitely making some progress with the basics but got along way to go.

    1. Congratulations Dylan on your appointment as glassblower! This is a specialist skill and I wish you all the best with it 🙂

  4. I’m really glad you accepted the apprenticeship Dylan and i’m sure that you will do well in your training.

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