Phil Hansen
11-05-2010, 5:08 AM
If this is the wrong forum please move.
Thanks.
I live in South Africa and when I grew up I attended woodworking classes
throughout Primary and most of High school. Would of loved to carry on but my preferred subjects did not include woodwork.
In those days we had a thriving apprentice system with technical schools as feeders. This provided a wealth of qualified artisans.
Our "new government and constitution" deems this a waste of time and effort.
Result: No qualified artisans just people who claim they are 'X Y or Z".
It also does not provide anybody at school the opportunity to try out any hand skills.
My thoughts:
I now live in a rural community and although there are a few high class schools around none of them provide any hand skills classes.
There must be a good few kids from those schools as well as the other rural schools who would like to learn hand skills even if only for recreation.
I am think of providing some classes.
I was at one stage a professional trainer in an Industrial Training Centre before the collapse so do have training experience.
My question: (sorry but this is rather broad)
I am looking for some sort of starter curriculum.
Are there any guidelines as to what is suitable for different age groups?
Any suitable projects?
Are these projects age related?
Hand tools only?
My workshop at the moment will accommodate 2 students at a time.
Thanks for any input and comments.
Looking for ideas as I am not sure where to start.
Phil
workshop @ skilphil dot co dot za
Thanks.
I live in South Africa and when I grew up I attended woodworking classes
throughout Primary and most of High school. Would of loved to carry on but my preferred subjects did not include woodwork.
In those days we had a thriving apprentice system with technical schools as feeders. This provided a wealth of qualified artisans.
Our "new government and constitution" deems this a waste of time and effort.
Result: No qualified artisans just people who claim they are 'X Y or Z".
It also does not provide anybody at school the opportunity to try out any hand skills.
My thoughts:
I now live in a rural community and although there are a few high class schools around none of them provide any hand skills classes.
There must be a good few kids from those schools as well as the other rural schools who would like to learn hand skills even if only for recreation.
I am think of providing some classes.
I was at one stage a professional trainer in an Industrial Training Centre before the collapse so do have training experience.
My question: (sorry but this is rather broad)
I am looking for some sort of starter curriculum.
Are there any guidelines as to what is suitable for different age groups?
Any suitable projects?
Are these projects age related?
Hand tools only?
My workshop at the moment will accommodate 2 students at a time.
Thanks for any input and comments.
Looking for ideas as I am not sure where to start.
Phil
workshop @ skilphil dot co dot za