Welcome to the Glass Age

180 Finally, developing and maintaining formal education, to better prepare qualified staff for the glass industry and to publicize the importance of glassy materials to the general public is vital. knowledge are learned in part on the job but are also passed on to newcomers by ‘elders’ in the community, and all build on the firm foundation of an appropriately tailored education. appropriate skills and knowledge, experienced in how to deal practically with the problems that arise and the imagination to cope with an ever- changing world. Such skills and Further reading T akada , A. et al. (2019): Teaching Glass Better , International Commission on Glass. https://www.celsian.nl/academy https://www.cmog.org/article/glassmaking-diderot- encyclopedie https://www.lehigh.edu/imi/scied/libraryglassedu.html https://www.gpi.org/glass-education https://www.pilkington.com/en/global/about/education https://www.glass.org/resources/education-training https://www.bullseyeglass.com/landing-page/education.html