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Haining was born at Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of Jackie and Betty Haining. [1] His father and sister were rowers, and he learnt to row at Loch Lomond Rowing Club. [2] He attended Levenvale Primary School and Vale of Leven Academy and left school to start apprenticeship as painter and decorator, but as international level rowing in the UK at the time was centred on London he went south to ...
An apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading). Apprenticeships can also enable practitioners to gain a license to practice in a regulated profession.
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) is a trade union representing about 100,000 painters, glaziers, wall coverers, flooring installers, convention and trade show decorators, glassworkers, sign and display workers, asbestos worker/hazmat technician and drywall finishers in the United States and Canada. [2]
Christel House Academy South opened in 2002 on the Southside of Indianapolis and serves more than 600 low income students in grades K–12. Christel House DORS South, an adult dropout recovery high school, is located on the Christel House South campus. [ 1 ]
A house painter and decorator is a tradesperson responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator, or house painter. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The purpose of painting is to improve the appearance of a building and to protect it from damage by water, corrosion, insects and mould.
An apprenticeship program offered in partnership between Columbia Public Schools and the U.S. Labor Department gives students on-the-job training.
This master-apprentice system was gradually replaced as the once powerful guilds declined, and the academy became a favored method of training. However, many professional artists continued using students and assistants as they had been in ateliers; sometimes the artist paid the student-assistants, while sometimes they paid the artist fees to learn.
The Painting Contractors Association (PCA) is a non-profit association established in 1884 [1] [2] to represent the painting and decorating industry. It was founded as the "Master House Painters Association of the United States and Canada".