Bala,
you're not likely to get much OJT doing Bristol/Glamorgan course, unless you're sponsored by a specific company. Sure, some Malaysians are already working on aircraft during summer, getting the required work experience little by little, now that it's holidays, then back late Sept for second year (Glamorgan/Barry).
I'm kinda disappointed regarding the practical training. Sure, bit of basic skills, but no live aircraft, no serious playing about, just couple small things.
Had I been young, I'd have no doubt regarding modern apprenticeship.
That is, knowing what I know now or past year or two and if I were raised in the UK.
I could get some work experience on GA piston stuff if I had time, either in UK or elsewhere in Europe, but for the purposes of B1.1, ehrm, it'd be tough to get over the Catch-22, never mind making ends meet if getting unpaid work experience.
Although, recent UK regulations/employment law changes suggest unpaid work experience will be thing of past soon - at least NMW.
BTW, Glamorgan now have J31 on the campus, but so far advertising for staff before I left for summer, while there are many experienced Barry staff who possibly could help out with some hands on training (although not as FT, obviously). So far it's been only useful for the news on UoG website. I can't see how students would get enough hours of useful training each, during academic year either.
Last edited by MartinCh; 17th August 2010 at 19:15.