Aspiring to become an electrician. How many young people do?

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(Whatever happened to water drinking fountains?).


Z.

 

Generally banned by 'elf 'n safety as too many kids were getting their front teeth knocked out as a result of a good shove by the school bully when having mouth in close proximity to a hard metal object.

 

There are probably lots of unfounded hygiene issues etc that may have contributed to this.


I do find it quite ironic that whilst many schools etc were busy removing them, other parts of government were discovering that poor academic performance might be linked to dehydration of pupils coupled with high CO2 levels 


Hence the rise and rise of people constantly sucking water from plastic bottles that appear to require surgery to remove them from the hand (and then of course chuck them in the trash bin)

OMS

There is of course the problem that most people now going to University have almost no knowledge or useful skills when they leave. Those having an apprenticeship from a "good" employer, perhaps Rolls Royce, are likely to be an awful lot more useful for a long time. It is also quite difficult to take ones apprentice level learning much further, because the institutions doing so have either disappeared or become third grade Univesities, probably because further education has no sensible funding mechanism and £9750 for a few hours of "contact" time (often 3 or 4) is considered reasonable. It makes the 30 plus hours I received in the '70s sound generous, but then there was so much to learn to become an Engineer of any worth.

and £9750 for a few hours of "contact" time (often 3 or 4) is considered reasonable. It makes the 30 plus hours I received in the '70s sound generous,


Well, I had to do 23 hours in each week for 30 weeks, not a whole year!


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BOD

3 years BOD X 38 weeks!!!

And loads of exams and a project of 20,000 words or so.

However I did immediately get a Job, so it can't all be bad compared to today.

About 25 weeks per year for me, but we had lectures on Saturdays. Bank holidays (falling in term time) were not observed, presumably because they are a rather modern (Victorian) invention.


The number of lectures (and practicals) varied greatly between subjects and of course elite oarsmen, rugby players, etc. trained every afternoon.

Then there is this about Rolls Royce....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5CYZeVhfSM



Z.