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TWO SMI OH IN3TRJC TORS
1. Hoad, of the Engineering Side.
To beach Drawing in tho two "A" classes (8 poriods
or 6 hour a per v/eek), to suporviae the mechanical,
metulwork and electrical workshops, and to take
part in the workshop instruction.
8. Heod of tho Building and Woodwork Side.
To toach Drawing in the two "B" classes (8 periods
or G hours per v/eek), to supervise tho woodwork
and building shops, and to take part :ln the work­
shop instruction, especially the training of
beginners in v/oodwork.
SEVEN INSTRUCTORS
1. Engineering Shop (Fitters’ Work).
2. Engineering Shop (Machine Work and Turning),
3. Metalwork (Forging, Coppersmiths' Work, Plumbing, etc.)
4. Electrical Shop (Electrical Engineering and Wiring),
5. Woodwork Shop (Carpentry and Joinery).
6. Woodwork Shop (Cabinet Making),
7. Stone and Concrete Construction.
THREE INSTRUCTOR-WORKMEN
• 1* Blacksmith.
2. Joiner,
3. Stone Mason.
It would be difficult for me to suggest the SALARIES.
actual salaries which should be paid in the various
staff grades, since this v/ill depend to some extent on factors .of
which I have no knowledge. From what I know of their ability, X
would grade the present teachers in the Bahrain Technical School
as "Instructors” in the above scheme, though the salaries they
are receiving might be in the region of what should be paid to a
"Senior Instructor". Comparison with standards in other parts of
the Middle East suggests that a "Senior Instructor" in this
grading should receive about £20 a month. Egyptians or Syrians
employed as technical teachers away from their native countries
receive up to £30 a month, while British works instructors are paid
over £40. "Instructor-Workmen" in the Bahrain Technical School
should receive the highest rate of pay given to skilled oraftsmen
in the market, while "Instructors" should be paid rather more than
this, being equivalent in status to, say, draughtsmen or surveyors
in the Government offices.
The problem of finding suitable staff for the Bahrain Techni­
cal School is likely to be^a difficult one. Bahrain itself is
not likely to provide many — tho three "Instructor-Workmen",
perhaps, and one or two others, and even those arc likely to be
men of foreign origin. It is certain that your Highness's Govern­
ment will have to seek help from abroad in making the staff
appointments. Next to Great Britain, America, and the
European countries, none of which are at present likely INDIA
to be considered,'the country which could best serve
Bahrain in the matter of sending competent instructors is undoubt­
edly India. Technical education and industry are well advanced
in many parts of tho Indian Empire, and the government authorities,
if fully informed as to the proposed scheme would probably take
pains to select candidates of good type for service in Bahrain.
Indian
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