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Technical textiles: teacher notes

These teacher notes will guide you through the collection of resources created for space-inspired technical textiles. Including:

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The original object of writing this book was to provide a suitable textbook for the students following the TEC A5 course in Engineering Drawing and Design, Level 2. later, consideration was given to another syllabus, that for Engineering Drawing, Level 2. This syllabus introduced additional topics, namely Loci and...

The text introduces the basic language, fundamental science concepts and methods of study which form a part of any construction, engineering and technician science course. It aims to help the student develop an understanding of such matters as chemical reactions, atoms and molecules, energy and heat, and fluid...

Technicians and progression

This Technicians and Progression report from the Skills Commission presents the findings of an inquiry into the alternatives to university degrees that the post-16 education system provides. The report maintains that post-compulsory education should offer a diverse range of education provision, vocational as well...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Technicians from Augusta Westland

Augusta Westland is a very large company in the aircraft industry employing people with a wide range of skills. In these videos, staff describe how vitally important technicans are to their business, why they employ apprentices and the appreciation of their work from all levels of staff. Training allows...

Technicians from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

These videos from the Gatsby Foundation describe the work of pharmacy technicans in a hospital trust. Staff describe the training and support that trainee technicans are given, leading to professional qualifications. This hands-on and practical route to qualifying shows that there is an alternative to going...

Technicians from the Science and Technology Facilities Council

In this video from the Gatsby Foundation, a variety of technicans working for branches of the Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC) describe how they came to be in their jobs, what they do and how much they enjoy their work.

Separate videos give an overview the specialised work that...

Technicians from URT Ltd

In these video resources from the Gatsby Foundation, staff at Universal Race Technology (URT Ltd) describe how important technicians are to the work that they do. The company trains their own technicians so that they can work with the specific cutting edge materials, technologies and processes that are used...