Trainee Collection (#3)

French Police Cadets
French police cadets being trained in self defence at a police school in Paris, France. Date: 1930s

Tailors Department, Barnardos Stepney Causeway, East Londo
Trainee tailors sew by hand or with sewing machine at Barnardos Boys Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. Date: early 1900s

Three trainee Japanese pilots
Three Japanese women are being trained as pilotos by a man. One is seated and the other two stand, they all dressed in pilot attire and are looking at the demonstration. Date: 1932

Naval cadets marching in Mexico City, Mexico
Naval cadets marching with a band in Mexico City, Mexico. Date: 1913

Heinkel He 72B Kadett -used for trainee pilot selection

Staff and trainees of first Part II course, British Honduras
Staff and trainees of the first Part II scouting course, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1967

Scout Officer trainees, Ghana, West Africa
Group photo of scouts on a Scout Officers training course, Ghana, West Africa. Date: 1924

LCC-LFB trainees looking at an engine
A group of trainee firefighters and an instructor, looking at the engine of a motorised fire vehicle with an L plate on the front before setting out on the road. Date: circa 1920s

A Gynaecological Operation in St Petersburg
Early 20th century Gynaecological surgery taking place in front of a vast audience of Surgeons, would-be surgeons and nurses in the Obstetric Institute in St Petersburg, Russia. Date: 1905

Recruits training at Lambeth HQ. Date: 1930s

Trainee lowered from tower during exercise drill, WW2
National Fire Service trainee being lowered from a tower during exercise drill. Date: 1940s

Trainee Traffic Police
A group of British traffic policeman learning hand signals in a training yard. Date: early 1930s

Trainee Gendarmes
French police cadets saluting and blowing whistles during a training session. Date: early 1930s

Apothecary shop in the sixteenth century
illusration of an apothecary shop in the sixteenth century, vintage engraved illustration

French Poster; Two Girls Make Bon
Two ex-Hulton Press secretaries are seen here studying a French poster during their apprenticeship at the Hotel Chambord, Ostend. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6651 - Two Girls Make Bon - pub

Baby-faced Belgian cadet at a training camp in Bourg-Leopold
Baby-faced Belgian trainee officer cadet at a training camp in Bourg-Leopold. Unfortunately, he looks strikingly like Herr Otto Flick from popular WWII BBC TV series Allo Allo !

Gamebird farming, trainee gamekeeper watched by tutor, adding solulyte to water which helps prevent stress amongst young chicks in pheasant rearing sheds after transportation, England, May

Gamebird farming, trainee gamekeeper adding solulyte to water which helps prevent stress amongst young chicks in pheasant rearing sheds after transportation, England, May

Gamebird farming, trainee gamekeeper filling in animal medicine book on shooting estate, England, May

Anti-poaching ranger training. Trainee putting on a full backpack kit as part of his training to become a ranger for Protrack. Protrack is a private anti-poaching company

LCC-LFB trainees looking at an engine
A group of trainee firefighters and an instructor, looking at the engine of a motorised fire vehicle with an L plate on the front before setting out on the road

Smothering burning clothes with blanket
Smothering burning clothes with a blanket -- a fire safety officer instructs a woman in the use of a blanket to smother the burning clothing of a child (dummy)

LFB firefighters receiving knots and lines training in the HQ drill yard, 9 December 1958

Trainee milkmaids, Womens Land Army, 1939
Trainee milkmaids working at Plumpton Agricultural College as recruits to the Womenss Land Army, some of whom previously worked in London stores. Date: 1939

Laos - Group of Bonzillons at Luang-Prabang
Laos - Group of Bonzillons (Trainee Boy Buddhist monks) at Luang Prabang. Date: circa 1908

Handley Page plane, AFC Training Depot, UK, WW1
A Handley Page aeroplane at the AFC (Australian Flying Corps) Training Depot, Halton Camp, Wendover, UK, with crew, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Trainee Miners / 1966
Young trainee miners working at a National Coal Board training centre. Date: circa 1966

Recruits training at Lambeth HQ

Trainee lowered from tower during exercise drill, WW2
National Fire Service trainee being lowered from a tower during exercise drill

Medical training dummy. This equipment is being used in gynaecological training, to enable birth complications to be dealt with more efficiently

Pollution control exercise
MODEL RELEASED. Pollution control exercise. Technician explaining the use of an inflatable boom to a group during a training exercise at a beach

Pollution control
MODEL RELEASED. Pollution control. Technician inflating a boom on a shingle beach during a training exercise. A boom is an inflatable piece of equipment used in the containment of oil spills

Cadet Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin as a cadet
Yuri Gagarin as a cadet. Gagarin (1934-1968) was a cadet of the Orenburg Higher Military Aviation School, Russia. He later became a soviet cosmonaut

Air cadet on Pay Parade
Cartoon of an RAF trainee air cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester during World War Two eyeing up money at a Pay Parade (at which the cadets are paid)

RAF cadet in prison
Cartoon of an RAF trainee air cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester during World War Two in prison

Air cadet climbing a fence
Cartoon of an RAF trainee air cadet during World War Two climbing over a fence

RAF cadet playing golf
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two, playing golf but missing the ball completely off the tee

RAF cadet with skull of Yorick
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two contemplating the skull of Yorick as though he were Hamlet to accompany Historical Notes

RAF cadet with local yokel
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two being given no doubt valuable local information by a yokel clutching a pint of mild

RAF cadet kissing sergeant
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two kissing his favourite sergeant on departure

RAF cadet with black eye
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester during World War Two with a black eye and bruises - " if your mug is damaged"

Swimming cartoon
Cartoon of an attractive young woman in a bikini about to dive into a swimming pool while an RAF trainee cadet during World War Two looks on admiringly

RAF cadet with medical officer
Cartoon of an RAF trainee cadet at Heaton Park, Manchester, during World War Two with a medical officer about to administer a rather large injection

RAF air cadet lugging kit
An RAF trainee air cadet during World War Two lugging his kit into camp at night at RAF Heaton Park, Manchester

RAF air cadet shovelling coal
Cartoon of a Royal Air Force air cadet on training at Heaton Park, Manchester, shovelling coal

A Trainee Signalman
A trainee signalman operates the junctions on a model railway as part of his training. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Empire Day in Wandsworth, London
Empire Day celebrations in Wandsworth, south west London. Empire Day was celebrated between 1904 and 1958 to commemorate Queen Victorias birthday

Empire Day rehearsal, Tower of London
An Empire Day rehearsal at the Tower of London, showing Lord Roberts Boys with a specially made flag. Empire Day was celebrated between 1904 and 1958 to commemorate Queen Victorias birthday

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Embarking on a journey of growth and learning, trainees at Compass Drill, Training Ship Arethusa in Greenhithe, Kent immerse themselves in the art of knotting during their Knotting Class. Meanwhile, LCC-LFB recruit firefighters undergo rigorous training at Brigade HQ SE1, honing their skills to protect and serve. In another realm of education, female medical students break barriers as they pursue their dreams of healing and caring for others. The Apprentice Boys of Derry stand united as they symbolically shut the gates, preserving their heritage and traditions. Transporting us back in time, an illustration depicts an Aztec apprentice warrior clad in a loincloth carrying a spear-thrower (Atlatl) and oak darts with stone points. Their dedication to mastering ancient techniques is awe-inspiring. From enforcing law and order to RAF Heaton Park's booklet guiding aspiring aviators through aerial camera instruction or pilots receiving vital charts during World War II - trainees across various fields embrace challenges head-on. Even culinary arts have their own school for butlers where trainee chefs from the 1930s learn the intricacies of creating exquisite dishes that tantalize taste buds. Each step towards perfection requires patience and perseverance. As we reflect on these diverse journeys of apprenticeship, we witness the transformative power of knowledge being passed down through generations. Trainees embody determination as they navigate uncharted territories while embracing tradition.