Nd.1 School of Technical Tminin£| ]falton

Educational Prozrarme for the 97th lintnr

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1. This progra-e is issued mainly for the information ofapprentices of the 97th Entry. It is to be read in conjunctionrdth other relevant info-alien and inst-cticus®

2. ELueatiena| training at Halton is designed prinarily as partof the general training lending to junior technician in an advancedtrade. Consideration is| however| given to the need fc)I sucheducational training;-

(a) to conform as chosoly as possible to the generallyaccepted pattem of civilian apprentice bra,ining;

(b) to be an integral part of the apprentice's training -which continues after be leaves I3B.1ton - for hiscork in the RJL.F., and as a technician or tech-no|ogist in industry if and when he leaves theService,.

(a) to provide a sound basis for obtaining additionaleducational qualifications sore of which arenecessary for. alVanCenent in the a.A.F., and whichcan be obtained within the scope of the GeneralEducation Schae.

3. Apprentices should understand that educational sylla:buses aredesigned deliberately to cover more subject matter} and to a greaterdepth of treatment, than is i-ediately needed in oomection "iththeir practical training at Ha|ton.

Educational Ekaminations

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4® Apprentices of the 97th Entry will be required to sit foureducational exam±mations as follows :-

Ecaminat ion

fro liminary

Intemediat e

Hog Tess

Final

DrawhgOther Subjects

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May| 1961 See pa-' 9

octot)er, 1961 loo )

october| 1 962 1 OO

Januayt 1 963July, 1963

240

These !dO marks togetherwith 44O for technicaltraining and 12O forgeneral service trgLininggive an aggregate oflJOOO. Actual macesobtained decide the ELnalOrder of l4erit on gralua-tionI

5. The pass standaLrd iS 4.q€ in each subject at Into-ediate,progress and Final ex,amimtions. HoweverJ Standards Somewhat belowthe usual pass standards in education subjects are haid dolm as theabsolute miniJna which mast be achieved if an asp-tlce is.to con-tin:ue training and pass out as a junior. technician. For the 97thfrotry these minira aI.e as follows:-

Int emedi at e

Progr-es- a

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3C% of the total -IkS and 2# in Science

3# of the total marks and 3q£ in Science

4eyo of the total marks (Class a pass) and asatisfactory standa.rd in Science

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6. 1b to 2qg of the total marks at the Final E[amination may begained ty apprentices for their chasslrork, honewc)rk and |a:boratorywork durirlg the three yeaI'S Of their training.

7. It is possible that in future the marks gained in educationalexaminations will count torards the written part of the Final TndeTest (replacing Section A of Part I).

Gradir|g and Streaming

8. on entry, apprentices are graded in classes according toability as sholm in the entra-nco examination or in a..a.a. examin-ations. ReTgreding ZZny be effeCted at any time during training,but most class adjustments are made after the preliminary, Inte]+mediate and Progress e=caminatiens®

9. The frelininary eramination is used to select apprentices forclasses in the Advanced Stream or the No-a| Stream® OnI)rAdvanced Stream classes follow a course leading to the Ordi-ryNational Certificate in ifecharical Thgineering or ELectrical Engin-eer.ing (See ParagrachS ll-14)® Then selections have been made forthe tco different streams| there may subsequently be transfersbetveen classes in a partiou]ar stI.eam Or relegations from theAdvanced Stream tO the lfo-1 Stream. Becall3e Of the divergencebetueen the sy11abuses| an apprentice cannot however be prlomoted 5nthe ordinary course of events from the No]mal Stream to the AdrrancedStreg"

1O. All apprentices whether in the Advanced classes or Nomalclasses may take sutjects in a.a.E. escaminations (see paraLgraphS

:i-:;).or appropriate city and fuilds examinations (see paiagraphs

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Ordinary Naticma| Certificate

ll. The OrdineLry National CertificaLte in Efechanical Engineering 6rElectrical ThgineeriJ|g iS owandJed by the Ministry of Edrtoation jnconJtmctien with the Institution of ifechanica| Engineers or theinstituticm of Electrical Engineers respectively. The NaticmeL|Certifieate Scbene is cme of the most ixportant and valueb|e featuresof the national system of technical education, atri the posseseien ofan 0.N.a. is of considerch|e assistance in neking a career in theReya| Air Fcnee as veil as in civilian life. Apart f]rom its o\mvalue, the O.N.a. is a stexping stone to the IIigher National Ceri-ifieate which can be obtained by further study in the tJnited Kingdomafter leaving Ha|ton. The H.N.a. , backed by practical expo:riJenee)is a professional engineering qualifioatien, and the possession of aH.N.a. is needed by serving officers for appointnent to a pemanentcommission in the Technical Branch (see paragraph 1 5 for at)pointmentof serving ainen).

12. To chta±n an Ordinary National CeltificateJ a Candidate iS I?e-quired to reeeh the e=cam±naticn standards shc- in the followingchat:-

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Matbemat ic s Mechan ics Engine e ringI)raving ERG ire eringScience

hternedia teStage4rtyg 4rty! Jd# 4J%

frogre a sStage4giv 4q% rtyo d 4rtyg

FinalStage4O* 40r

NotApplicableJrf% +

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/ This constitutes the Final Eramination in Engineering I)raving.

+ 4¥heinF=i Oi=::=tT=s:iieno=N:Ca:eZ:Elte=+#|:andidateS at

In addition, a candidate must obtain during the course:-

(a) Not less than 4eyg for homeroric| classlrork and, whereapplica.ble| laboratory work in each sutject at eachstage;

(b) Not less than 5qg of the grand total of marks duringthe final stalge of the cx)urge.

13® It is evident ftom these requirements that a candidate'sperfo-ance is judged not onI!r on examinations| but on the.wholeof his mark throughout the course. Elrery Ha|ton a.pprentice isregarded as a potential O.N.a. candidate on arriva|J and Since theInstitutions require to inspect the courseWOrk bOckS Of candidates,it is all the nrore iaportant for every apprentice to maintain fromthe start 'of trai]rfung a high standard of honelrork, 1alboratory lrorkand also classrork®

14® The I]a,Iton course cas recognised in 19L6 for the award of theo.N.a. To dateS about ere fifth of a|1grendices passing out,have achievled this anrarde

_qe.ne.ra_1 a-e]itifi£pte -a-f.Edr=ept.i-en-15. One respect in which the a.a.E. is of value to R.A.F. person-nel is that passes at the Ordinary level in English hangunge|mathematics and three other sutjects} excluding sueh subjects aLSart, music and handicraftsJ form the mininrm eduCatiOrial qualifica-tion for serving airmen for consideration for a pe-anent co-is-sion in the General DutiesS Equipment and Secretarial Branches.In the Technical Branch, a.a.a. passes at the Adveneed level inRELthEmtiCS and at the Ordinary level in English IJanguage, fftySiCSand one other sutject form the mindmm educational requirement forserving airmen. For serving officers, a pass in English I'angua,geat the ordirlary level is required in addition to the H.N.a., asstated in paragraph ll , for considera.lion for apeintment tO ape-ent corminssion in the Technical Branch.

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1 6. Ekaminaticms at the Ordinary level are held anrmally in rfulyand Novenber® Apprentices will be allowed to sit in one or moresubjects| prlovided that preparation for the examination does notinterfere with their no-a| col,k and Provided that they edn Showthat they have a r€asonable chance of pa,ss±ng® The S\-er andWinter examinations £n 1961 and 1962 are. the most suitable at whichto aim®

17. At the Adva.need Leve|| emminations are held an-alIJr in July.A special class will be formed to prepare for the Advanced leveleraminatien in MaLthenatiCS in Ju]Jr 1 963.

city and Grinds of Iondon Institute18. Tlc) hoid a City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate is thehallmark of a good tradesman® To obtain such a certificate it isnecessary to pass the Institute's Into-ediate and Final e=rarinations)and have sons pra.ctioa| experience in a R.A.F. trade.19. The e=raminations are held during my and June of each year.Apprentices of the 97th Thtry yvill have the qppoI.tunity tO enter forthese examinations in 1962 and 1963®

Further infomation2O. Education officers in the AI)PrentiCe Schools are a1-ys preparedto discuss the detailed aLrrangementS for the above eXaminatiOnS| tOprovide intending candidates with copies of past examination papersJand to assist lRrith the Preparation and revision for these e=CaminatiOnS.Notices giving full details as to when to apply to sit the a.a.E. andCity and Guiids examinations will be published in Wing Routine Orders}and the regulations and sy1|ahlses relating to these emminations maybe seen in the Trenchard IJibrary.frivate and Supervised Study21. As at all other schools a certain alnOunt Of Preparation (i.e.home"ork) must be done ty all apprentices outside normal lrorkfnghours® Educational henewonk is no-ally confined to bfathematics||fechanics and science on a. basis of 45 minutes for each of thesesubjects per veck; candidates for O.N.a. may be required to dorather rore®

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22. In order to assist and advise apprentices of the Junior Wing

a=T=+res =+ga:: edfi¥:i:#j;bj(:r:iniamf=c#3Og gil:=#s2O.co hours on ifendrys.

23. On transferring to the Senior \fangs} apprentices may obtainassistance intheir study of educational subjects from educationofficers who are in attendance in Boon 40 of the Apprentice Schoolsfrom 18.3O hours to 20.OO hours. on Efondeys.

Books a.nd Drawhnq: Inst"ments24h Books are no-ally issued by education officers on daily hoanto apprentices while under instruction in the Apprentice Schools®Bocks may be borroued from the Trenchard IJibrary I)y apprentices Ofthe three senioI. entries. Other. apprentices may bo-ow books onproduction of a note aEProVing the loan Signed ty the educationofficer teaching the relevant subject. The a-apgement for borrollll-it`g bocks applies particularly tO apprentices studyfJng for C).N.a. ,G.a.E. and City aha Guilds examinations® Apprentices are edvisedto purchase text books for personal use while at HaLlton a|rd atlater stages in their careers® A list of.reco-ended text booksis issued in the Appendix| and Copies of all reco-ended first yeartext bocks may be purchased at the Halton N.A.A.I.I. Sports Shop.25. It is essential that axprenticeS should have aL Set Of geone-trical instruments for homerork in Mechanics eta.) and details of asuitable set are given in the Apendir.\ This set may be purchasedaLt the Ha|ton N.A.A.F.I. Sports Shop.

26. Details of drawiJ|g inStnmentS Suitat|e for use in EngineeringDrawing are given in the AppendixJ and these may also be Purchasedat the HgLIton N.A.A.I.I. Sports Shop. Dralrdng instr`ments may beissued on daily loan to amrentices lwhile under instruction inEngineering Bra:wing in the Apprentice Schools until they are ableto purchase their a- sets.27. Every aELt)rentiCe must PIIC)vide himself with a set of «fogarith-mic and Other Tables for Schools" by Castle| a fountain pen9 apencil, a good ruler and a mbber,. these itens should be in goodorderS and should be carried ty apprentices durir|g all instnlctiona|periods.

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Educaticma| Standard on Passing out

28. The requirements for the various classes awarded in educaticne|subjects are s.toted below:-

Class A1 - Not less than 85¢ of the totalrmrks and not less than lgivin ny subject.

Class A2 - 7C% to &of of the total marksand not less than lrf% in anysub teat.

Class B1 - 55# to 6# of the total marks.

Class B2 - !lrtyg to 5!# of the total maces

Passwithcued it

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Class a - IJeSS than 4C7o of the total marks Fail\

29. An apprentice who passes in Class A or Class B in educationalsubjects is exexpt fron taledng both Part I and Part II of the R.A.F.Education Test , passes in which ere no-ally required for pronctidnto sergeant or senior teohnioian. The Class A or Class a standardsalso qualify eduealticnally for training as aiIlereW.

3O. An apprentice who obtains not less than 65j7, of the total marksavarded for educational Subjects and reaches a high Staridard in theother aspects of training passes out fron Halton aB a CorPO-1.

31. An 8.PPrentiCe who Passes in Class Bl in educa,tional subjectsand who reaches an apprqprinte standard in the trade test qualifiesfor accelerated pronoticm to ooxpona| technician.

32. An apprentice who passes in Class Al in educational subjectsis credited with Jr points towards promotion to corpora1|. similar|yJa Class A2 pass and a Class Bl pass result in or`edits of 2 pointsand 1 point I`eSPeCtively.

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33. An apprentice who passes with credit (Class A) in educatiomlsubjects qualifies for consideration for a a.A.F. cadetship and/oI.subsequent selection for a a.A.F. cormission® He also sat:isfiesthe first educational requirement for a mmber of civilianqualifications, e.g. he is regarded as having reached the educa-tional standard required for student menbeI.Ship Of the LIStitutiOnof Electrical or Mechanics.i Engineers.REes3Z.. The following prizes are a-rded for educatio-1 subjects :-

Air Efinistry PrizesHighest in Order of Merit, Educational Subjects - First,

Second and Third fT£JZeS®

Best rset Task" (English and General Studies).ELliott Efemorial PrizePresented ty the Royal AeronauticaL| Society for the highest

marks in English. and General Studies.In addition to the above| attaj-ent in educational subjects istaken into acoo\mt for the aihard of other prizes.Discipline jn Schools35. lthilst in Schools apprentices are on duty and rest behave inan appropriate manner' They are to maintain a high standaJrd Ofdiscipline at all tines} and particularly when moving about theSchools during breaks or between periodsj and lwhen aI'riVing at Orleaving Schools® They are not to dame,ge or deface in any wayparts of the building or arty equipment kept in it, and arty damagewhich they may cause will be chargeable to them® Apprentices arenot to eat in cinssrooms or read hewapapersj books or periodicalsother. than those used for instructional purposes. The regulationsgave-jug- smoking are prominently displayed in the main corridor ofthe SchoolsJ and any apprentice contravening then will be the sub-ject of disciplinary actionJ. Persistent breakirng Of the SmckingI.egulations will lees to a vithdratral of this privilege frc)m all

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apprentices. The area between the entrances to the Schools inChestnut Avenue and the rear of the building may be regarded as a»non-saluting area"J except that apprentices must at all times paythe usual cenp|iments to officers of the rank of GI.Olxp Captain andaboveI

36. whilst undergoing educational training a.pprentices are underSchools discipline, and this relates to satisfactory behaviour inclassJ laboratories and SChOOl prenises and to the satisfactoryproduction of exercises and honelrork. Considering the average ageand maturity of apprenticesJ it iS expected that while under educa-tional training they lwill discipline themselves to the standards re-quired of a technical student. Such selfLdiscipline is far. moresatisfactory from every point of view than a discipline jJZPOSed bymeans of a raterticht set of rules and regulations backed by asystem of "charges" for infringenent. HoweverJ aS members Of theR.A.F. , apprentices may be charged foral| lapses from the standardsexpected. Fc)I persistent laziness or passive insubordina.tion inclass they may also be reported to a Senior Education Officer or| inextreme casesJ tO the Hincipal Education Officer. For persistchtsladmess in classlroI.k and hOmelrork they may also be "Put On rePOrtW;this means that for a period of t"J Weeks they -St Obtain a reporton their conduct and "DIk from every education Officer Who takes themand for every period in which they are in Schools. Such action isnoted in the apprentice's record.

1 6th January. 1 961T"/IT2/1 rRA.

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(D.M.B. HIT)Group Captain,Principal RIucation Officer

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* Apprentices of the 97th EntrySenior Training officerSenior Education OfficeI.S| with Copies for distrihation to

other educational staffOfficer co-aiding, No.3 Apprentice Wing, with copies for

distrit)ution to Wjlng StaffOfficers Ccrmanding; Nos. 1 and 2 Apprentice WingsOfficer Crfuand±ng, Technical Training WingJ lldth copies for

distribution to Technical Training lfing staffStation Education Officer} with capies for distributicn to

other educational staffOfficer Cormanding| No.27 Recruit CentreAdjutant, AppI.entice Schools

3E This frogra-e is to be retained by ea.ch apprentice for. referenceduring his training at Ha|ton. Ill the event Of losing thefrogranme, an apprentice is to report to the Adjutant, ApprenticeSchools| who will issue hid a replacenent in retum for aContribution to the Royal Air Force Benelrolent Fund.

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