The use of projects in the practical training of professional engineers for the telecommunications and similar industries

The paper is specifically concerned with training in the telecommunication engineering industry, although the methods described are of general application. The particular problems which arise in the training of professional engineers as opposed to craftsmen are discussed, and it is shown how projects´ can be devised that take account of the relatively short time available for practical training and require the student to exert himself and exercise initiative yet at the same time drawing his attention to important practical details. Typical examples are given covering a wide range of different departments, and a special merit of the training methods indicated is that they can be operated under normal industrial conditions without any great requirement for additional staff or facilities.