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TRAINING IN THE CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS
(iii) earned income from tuition fees;
(iv) private benefactions towards the endowment of scholarships
and for other purposes;
and as to the initial cost of setting up, by:
(i) a Government grant-in-aid;
(ii) such contributions as may be obtained from private
sources and charitable trusts.
II. Training in the Conservation of Paintings and Drawings
(a) that, in the exercise of its functions at I (b) (ii) above, the
Conservation Institute should provide an advanced course of
training for restorers, of up to five years duration (paragraphs 33
and 53); and that this course should:
(i) combine practical and theoretic instruction, the students
taking part, to the extent that they are able to do so, in the
conservation and restoration work of the Institute, as assistants
to the Institute's staff of restorers (paragraph 33); and
that special thought be given to the form of background and
theoretic instruction which should be available in lectures
and classes (paragraph 44);
(ii) require, as entry qualification, a minimum of three years
previous experience after leaving school which might include
the attainment of a university degree in either science or
arts; or the equivalent, for instance Dip. A.D.; or relevant
workshop experience (paragraph 54);
(iii) recognise, as specialised experience entitling the student
to exemption from the first year of the course, a certificate
from the basic course in conservation, notably the course
provided by Gateshead Technical College; or other experience
regarded by the Institute as specialised (paragraph 54);
(iv) not normally be available to applicants of less than
twenty or more than twenty-five years of age (paragraph
33); or initially to more than three students in one year (paragraph
66);
(b) that the Institute should provide such other training as its
authorities may think fit, including:
(i) training for restorers, technicians or craftsmen for employment
in the Institute itself;
(ii) supplementary instruction in science, art history, and the
theory of conservation for trainees in other conservation
studios lacking the facilities for this form of instruction (paragraph
46);
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