Army Apprentices College
The Army Apprentices College was a college system in the United Kingdom that offered military training, education and common core skills, leadership and adventurous training, character development, trade training.[1]
Name changes
On February 28, 1924 the Boy's Technical Schools were opened by the War Office.[2] Five years later in 1929 these schools were renamed "Army Technical Schools (Boys)."[2] In 1947 they changed their names to being the "Army Apprentices Schools."[2] The schools were finally renamed as the "Army Apprentices Colleges" in 1966.[2]
See also
- The Association of Harrogate Apprentices which is an "Old Boys' Association" for former members of the Army Apprentices School (eventually College) at Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
- Beachley Barracks
References
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