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  • Trainee teachers receiving 6 weeks of training at the Krousar Thmey School for Deaf and Blind Children in Phnom Penh. The Krousar Thmey Foundation assists underprivileged children across Cambodia.
    10-cambodia-7719.jpg
  • Nicholas is working as a trainee mechanic as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC). This is at Jua Cali Garage in Thika, Kenya.  He will also go to school between 7 and 9am to learn literacy and maths.
    11-afcic-9318.jpg
  • Trainee teachers receiving 6 weeks of training at the Krousar Thmey School for Deaf and Blind Children in Phnom Penh. The Krousar Thmey Foundation assists underprivileged children across Cambodia.
    10-cambodia-7726.jpg
  • Trainee teachers receiving 6 weeks of training at the Krousar Thmey School for Deaf and Blind Children in Phnom Penh. The Krousar Thmey Foundation assists underprivileged children across Cambodia.
    10-cambodia-7697.jpg
  • Trainee flight attendant learning to use the emergency exit slide. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic emergency ex...jpg
  • Trainee flight attendant learning to use the emergency exit slide. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic emergency ex...jpg
  • A boy soldier is about to collapse on the ground suffering fatigue and dehydration on the rigorous long march conducted as a squad, over undulating terrain with each candidate carrying a Bergen (backpack) weighing 35 pounds (plus water) and a weapon. The lad is buckling under the weight of his backpack and weapon carried on a hot day and without drinking enough fluids. The 10-mile march must be completed in 1 hour and 50 minutes and it forms part of the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme that recruits wanting to join the British Army's elite Parachute Regiment, held regularly at Catterick army barracks in Yorkshire, need to pass (with other tests) before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret.
    p_company01-30-07-1996.jpg
  • Peter teaches maths to young men training to become mechanics as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC) in Thika, Kenya.  They go to school between 7 and 9 am to learn literacy and maths, followed by going to various garages to learn the practical skills.
    11-afcic-9482.jpg
  • With a grimace on her pained face, a female Officer Cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst splashes through a water obstacle during  an endurance race. Recruits are running a 5 mile steeplechase around the Academy grounds to assess individual stamina and accumulate team points. Sandhurst is an institution which has bred staff officers since 1800. Today it trains future officers for the demands of leadership and military understanding of military understanding. Students are tested for their command instincts, intellect, strength of character and physical endurance often under great psychological pressure - the demands asked of them in modern warfare. Failure in this test might not necessarily mean dismissal though perseverance or refusal to give up won't harm their prospects.
    sandhurst_cadet04-12-1996.jpg
  • A British army Parachute Regiment recruit is suffering from exhaustion on a rigorous assault course conducted over rough terrain and into water. He emerges dripping from the water jump and back into the forest accompanied by instructors who shout encouragement and abuse to get the candidate to a successful stage of this test. This forms part of the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme that recruits wanting to join the British Army's elite Parachute Regiment, held regularly at Catterick army barracks in Yorkshire, need to pass (with other tests) before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret.
    paras_course-30-07-1996.jpg
  • A boy soldier has collapsed on the ground suffering from fatigue and dehydration on a rigorous march conducted as a squad of soldier recruits, over undulating terrain with each candidate carrying a bergen (back pack) weighing 35 pounds (plus water) and a weapon. Two senior trainers haul the buy up who fell under the weight of his backpack and weapon carried on a hot day and without drinking enough fluids. The 10-mile march must be completed in 1 hour and 50 minutes and it forms part of the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme that recruits wanting to join the British Army's elite Parachute Regiment, held regularly at Catterick army barracks in Yorkshire, need to pass (with other tests) before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret.
    p_company02-30-07-1996.jpg
  • With a blindfolded trainer, a young Labrador dog learns how to negotiate obstructions and hazards as part of its training as a guide dog. There are around 5,000 working guide dogs in the UK today, though the Guide Dogs charity cares for around 8,000 dogs, including breeding stock, puppies, dogs in training and retired dogs. Before the young dog is allowed out into the real streets outside it must prove its natural ability to take its unsighted owner safely along a series of obstructive objects.
    guide_dog01-09-06-1997_1.jpg
  • An Officer Cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is loaded into the back of a British Army Land Rover ambulance to join the downfacing trainers of a collapsed colleague, after retiring  from an endurance race. Recruits run a 5 mile steeplechase around the Academy grounds to assess individual stamina and accumulate team points. Sandhurst is an institution which has bred staff officers since 1800. Today it trains future officers for the demands of leadership and military understanding of military understanding,. Students are tested for their command instincts, intellect, strength of character and physical endurance often under great psychological pressure - the demands asked of them in modern warfare. Failure in this test might not necessarily mean dismissal though perserverence or refusal to give up won't harm their prospects.
    army02-15-12-2007 _1.jpg
  • Georgina teaches literacy young men training to become mechanics as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC) in Thika, Kenya.  They go to school between 7 and 9 am to learn literacy and maths, followed by going to various garages to learn the practical skills.
    11-afcic-9524.jpg
  • Young men are training to become mechanics as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC) in Thika, Kenya.  They go to school between 7 and 9 am to learn literacy and maths, followed by going to various garages to learn the practical skills.
    11-afcic-9418.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0116-01_1997_1.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment08-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • Wearing darkened glasses, unsighted Tim Gutteridge stands outside The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's offices in Reading, England with Lewis, a one year-old Labrador Retriever who has been groomed to become a guide dog. Tim is hoping to forge a strong relationship with his new-found companion whose job is to confidently leads the way anticipating and avoiding obstacles and dangers. Animals like Lewis don't start learning with a guide dog trainer until they are 12-15 months old. There are around 5,000 working guide dogs in the UK today, though the Guide Dogs charity care for around 8,000 dogs, including breeding stock, puppies, dogs in training and retired dogs. A sign in bright yellow says 'Please don't distract me I'm working.'
    guide_dog01-15-12-2007 _1.jpg
  • Georgina teaches literacy young men training to become mechanics as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC) in Thika, Kenya.  They go to school between 7 and 9 am to learn literacy and maths, followed by going to various garages to learn the practical skills.
    11-afcic-9531.jpg
  • Young men are training to become mechanics as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC) in Thika, Kenya.  They go to school between 7 and 9 am to learn literacy and maths, followed by going to various garages to learn the practical skills.
    11-afcic-9498.jpg
  • Peter teaches maths to young men training to become mechanics as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC) in Thika, Kenya.  They go to school between 7 and 9 am to learn literacy and maths, followed by going to various garages to learn the practical skills.
    11-afcic-9490.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is straining in his last sit-ups during a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0416-01_1997_1.jpg
  • A prisoner on a building course builds a brick wall inside the building workshop at Wandsworth prison. HMP Wandsworth in South West London, United Kingdom, was built in 1851 and is one of the largest prisons in Western Europe. It has a capacity of 1456 prisoners.
    HMPWandsworth-building-course_9633_1.jpg
  • Young men are training to become mechanics as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC) in Thika, Kenya.  They go to school between 7 and 9 am to learn literacy and maths, followed by going to various garages to learn the practical skills.
    11-afcic-9457.jpg
  • Young men are training to become mechanics as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC) in Thika, Kenya.  They go to school between 7 and 9 am to learn literacy and maths, followed by going to various garages to learn the practical skills.
    11-afcic-9413.jpg
  • Wearing darkened glasses, unsighted Tim Gutteridge walks along a suburban pavement near to The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's offices in Reading, England with Lewis, a one year-old Labrador Retriever who has been groomed to become a guide dog. Tim is hoping to forge a strong relationship with his new-found companion who confidently leads the way along the path anticipating and avoiding obstacles and dangers. Animals like Lewis don't start learning with a guide dog trainer until they are 12-15 months old. There are around 5,000 working guide dogs in the UK today, though the Guide Dogs charity care for around 8,000 dogs, including breeding stock, puppies, dogs in training and retired dogs.
    guide_dog02-15-12-2007 _1.jpg
  • Young men are training to become mechanics as part of the Into Work programme run by Action for children in conflict (AFCIC) in Thika, Kenya.  They go to school between 7 and 9 am to learn literacy and maths, followed by going to various garages to learn the practical skills.
    11-afcic-9409.jpg
  • Trainee teachers receiving 6 weeks of training at the Krousar Thmey School for Deaf and Blind Children in Phnom Penh. The Krousar Thmey Foundation assists underprivileged children across Cambodia.
    10-cam-8249.jpg
  • Three trainee guide dogs and their new blind owners practice crossing the road near the The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, on 9th June 1997, in Reading, England.
    guide_dogs-09-06-1997.jpg
  • Trainee teachers receiving 6 weeks of training at the Krousar Thmey School for Deaf and Blind Children in Phnom Penh. The Krousar Thmey Foundation assists underprivileged children across Cambodia.
    10-cam-8227.jpg
  • Trainee teachers receiving 6 weeks of training at the Krousar Thmey School for Deaf and Blind Children in Phnom Penh. The Krousar Thmey Foundation assists underprivileged children across Cambodia.
    10-cam-8228.jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to have a seizure on board a plane for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to have a seizure on board a plane for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to have a seizure on board a plane for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to have a seizure on board a plane for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to have a seizure on board a plane for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to have a seizure on board a plane for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to have a seizure on board a plane for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session for trainees, here practicing CPR on dummies. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to have a seizure on board a plane for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to have a seizure on board a plane for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Yellow life jackets are used during this safetly session during which the trainees will inflate a life jacket for the first time, to much amusement. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training lif...jpg
  • Intense medical session with a tutor / instructor pretending to be suffering from a head injury for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • Intense medical session for trainees in their first weeks. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training med...jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_E_1.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_F_1.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_J_1.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_C_1.jpg
  • Lacquering a giant Buddha statue. The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_A_1.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_H_1.jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • British army Parachute Regiment recruits are suffering from fatigue on a rigorous forced march conducted as a squad, over undulating terrain with each candidate carrying a Bergen (backpack) weighing 35 pounds (plus water) and a weapon. The lads are slowly buckling under the weight of backpack Bergens and weapons carried on a hot day and without drinking enough fluids. The 10-mile march must be completed in 1 hour and 50 minutes and it forms part of the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme that recruits wanting to join the British Army's elite Parachute Regiment, held regularly at Catterick army barracks in Yorkshire, need to pass (with other tests) before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret.
    paras_p_company-30-07-1996.jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Instructors shout out instructions for an emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • Emergency landing drill in a mocked up aircraft fusilage. Virgin Atlantic air stewardess and steward training at The Base training facility in Crawley. Potential hostesses are put through a gruelling 6 week training program, during which they are tested to their limits. With exams every day requiring an 88% score to pass. The Base is a modern environment for a state of the art airline training situated next to Virgin Atlantic’s HQ.
    20111027virgin atlantic training eme...jpg
  • A young apprentice stop near the top of a city centre chimney during a steeplejack course in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Using an elaborate system of harnesses and pulleys, the young lad is learning the skills to work safely and efficiently at dangerous heights and the town stretches below. Sponsored training is offered through the Steeplejack Industry Training Group Association and CITB-ConstructionSkills for young people aged 16. Applicants for this scheme will have to pass aptitude tests, literary and Maths assessments, and problem solving. Each year, the Steeplejack Industry Training Group and CITB-ConstructionSkills offer 12 places on training courses for trainee steeplejacks and 12 places for trainee Lightning Conductor Engineers.
    steeplejacks02-17-03-1993_1_1.jpg
  • Young apprentices climb ladders to the top of a tall chimney during a steeplejack course in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Climbing together, the youths haul themselves up a series of ladders to reach the top. Sponsored training is offered through the Steeplejack Industry Training Group Association and CITB-ConstructionSkills for young people aged 16. Applicants for this scheme will have to pass aptitude tests, literary and Maths assessments, and problem solving. Each year, the Steeplejack Industry Training Group and CITB-ConstructionSkills offer 12 places on training courses for trainee steeplejacks and 12 places for trainee Lightning Conductor Engineers.
    steeplejacks01-17-03-1993_1_1.jpg
  • To mark the UN International Migrants Day on 18th December 2020, Folkestone community members staged a Nativity scene with Jesus, Mary and Joseph arriving as refugees onto the harbour beach on the 12th of December 2020 in Folkestone, United Kingdom. Although they were dressed as Mary and Joseph and appeared to have the baby Jesus with them, they were in fact Rishan and Grmalem, an Ambassador and a Trainee with Kent Refugee Action Network. Both are Christians and refugees from Eritrea. Whilst Jesus was, in fact a doll.
    UK-Migrant-Solidarity-1378.jpg
  • Ganga Thampi, teaches young  trainee dancers  movement, rhythm and expression, known as "nritya" and seen here a lesson in "abhinaya", or stylized expressions at the traditional and highly prestigious Kalakshetra school for the arts, Chennai. The school was founded in 1936 and due to its exacting and demanding schedule is considered India's formost classical dance academy of this ancient cultural art heritage that is informally known as "temple dancing" and that dates back to the Natya Shastra, the 2000 year old text that lays down the principles of Indian dramatic theory and performance. Tamil Nadu, India.
    20071119_india_0302_1.jpg
  • Ganga Thampi, teaches young  trainee dancers  movement, rhythm and expression, known as "nritya" and seen here a lesson in "abhinaya", or stylized expressions at the traditional and highly prestigious Kalakshetra school for the arts, Chennai. The school was founded in 1936 and due to its exacting and demanding schedule is considered India's formost classical dance academy of this ancient cultural art heritage that is informally known as "temple dancing" and that dates back to the Natya Shastra, the 2000 year old text that lays down the principles of Indian dramatic theory and performance. Tamil Nadu, India.
    20071119_india_0287_1.jpg
  • Young indian trainee dancers  practice and train in the traditional and highly prestigious Kalakshetra school for the arts, Chennai. The school was founded in 1936 and due to its exacting and demanding schedule is considered India's formost classical dance academy of this ancient cultural art heritage that is informally known as "temple dancing" and that dates back to the Natya Shastra, the 2000 year old text that lays down the principles of Indian dramatic theory and performance. Tamil Nadu, India.
    20071119_india_0169_1.jpg
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