Day ONE : Fullskill 2012 Trainees - Part 3

After the ice-breakers, it was an inventory check. 

Henrik explaining the need for certain tools.

They get their own personal spaces in the workshop.

A degussit stone set.

Robert trying to look important.

Brad arranging his student file.

Our little innovation. Clip on loupe on safety glasses.

Charles labelling as much as he can.

Even the benzene jars.

Day ONE : Fullskill 2012 Trainees - Part 2

9.30am. Batch of 2012 Fullskill Training students are shown into workshop 1.

They sit down on their benches for the first time as official trainees.

All 4 boys and Robert in the background.

Henrik gives the welcoming speech.

Brad is from Toronto, Canada.

Charles is also from Toronto, Canada

Kevin is from Vancouver, Canada

Robert is awaiting his turn to give his speech

Once the speeches are given, they are ushered to the sofas.

Henrik gives a short introduction about himself.

Robert is looking nervous ...

The boys all robe up with their blue coats for the first time. Here, they await Henrik's instructions to start checking their tool inventory.

Day ONE : Fullskill 2012 Trainees - Part 1

It was a very cold 15 October morning. It was 4 degrees. The start of the new day and week. 

Today, the batch of 2012 trainees in the Fullskill programme start their first day. 

Here are some of the photos before the school day started ...

Chairs are labelled for each student.

Empty benches at 8am.

At about 8.45am, the boys start coming in.

This is Joseph. He is from England.

Each student receives their orientation schedule.

Henrik preparing himself.

Last march ...

Its the last march before the Fullskill 2012 course starts next week. All students have arrived and we're now sorting out their accomodations and permits. Henrik is checking the bench vice in workshop 2 since it was stiff.

Tasting it ...

Thats alot of applications and enquiries in the last few months for the February intake. 

For the record, we had to turn away many people because they were going to enroll into the programme for the wrong reasons. Thats why we created our unique Taster programme. No amount of research online or word of mouth is going to help. You need to come and try it for yourself. Thats why we created the Taster programme. Its meant to give you a picture of what its going to take to be here. Its not cheap but thats because Switzerland is not a cheap place to operate in. Try it out for one week. Take it as an experience. Otherwise, jumping into it without a hint of whats going to happen and you lose much more. 

Henrik demonstrating to a Taster programme enlistee how a lathe works.

This Taster enlistee hails from Iceland !!

Setting up ! The most important step ever !

Do it well and it comes out all alright ...