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Experience matters
| 题名： | Experience matters |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Matthew Clark |
| 摘要： | Now an engineer surveyor at British Engineering Services,and recently qualified to incorporated engineer level, Matthew Clark has focused on developing expertise at work. "My career has put a lot of emphasis on relying on your experience and intuition. You can't get everything from academics. It's sometimes important to have experiences in mind. If you have experience of a problem, you can transfer it across and apply it to what you are faced with."Clark admits that his academic challenges nearly cost him his career, after he failed to obtain an HND qualification in marine engineering during a post-school apprenticeship.He says: "I left school at 16, where there was a structured environment and style of teaching that was spoon-fed. When I went to college, the opinion was, 'we're hereto lecture, not teach, and if you don't get it, you need to catch up.' I struggled."Looking back on it now, he said that at that age he wasn't ready for a serious qualification. Fortunately, he was able to complete his apprenticeship, taking a Level 3 qualification in marine engineering operations, and set off to sea with the Merchant Navy, with which he stayed for nine years. "I have worked on a cruise ship when there were 30 engineers on board, and a lighthouse tender with three engineers and a fitter; numbers varied, depending on what you are doing. But no matter how many, there were never enough; there was always a shortage of labour. You have to find ways to prioritise and do the most critical thing first that you can't live without."A desire to settle down brought Clark back to shore, and specifically Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, where he took a job with Bureau Veritas in pressure vessel inspection. In contrast to his previous job, Clark started to come into contact with a wider group of engineers, consultants and specialists. |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | Transport engineer |
| 期： | Oct. |
| 页码： | 24-25 |
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