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.<\/p>\n
The programme will be run in conjunction with the British Society of Scientific Glassblowers<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong>following closely their syllabi below.<\/p>\n SUMMARY OF COURSE SYLLABI<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWING <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n A beginner\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Also, when applied with emphasis on basic manipulative skills, this syllabus provides a progressive and interesting starting point for the apprentice glassblower.<\/p>\n HANDBURNER GLASSWORKING<\/strong><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n This course is also an essential preliminary to Lathe Glass working.<\/p>\n SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWING STAGE ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n Practical bench lamp work with a little theory. A progressive continuation and broadening of the work covered in the Elementary syllabus.<\/p>\n SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWING STAGE TWO<\/strong><\/p>\n Practical bench lamp work with a little theory. A progressive continuation of the work covered in Stage One syllabus and a broadening of techniques.<\/p>\n LATHE GLASSWORKING STAGE ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n 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.\uf0b7<\/p>\n ADVANCED LATHE GLASSWORKING<\/strong><\/p>\n Further development of Lathe Glassworking. This syllabus Includes work of an appreciatively higher standard than Lathe Glassworking Stage One. Some theory is included.<\/p>\n The EPS \u00a0Apprenticeship Programme team welcomes our latest recruit.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … Continue reading Glass Blowing Apprenticeship<\/span>