STATUS: A new complaint or proposal has been entered under a dated docket. The current rule remains in force at the shared apprentice bench below the north furnace.
RECORD: The bench sign-in board and the apprentices’ tool issue slips. This file counts 62 apprentices who completed a supervised tool check; the prior count was 59.
DISPUTE: Masters favor observed work; apprentices say a single test can hide what they have learned across a full season.
WHY IT MATTERS: The decision concerns whether the city’s training mark should certify completed hours or demonstrated skill. The current count does not settle how the rule should allocate the cost.
NEXT: The guild will trial a portfolio of completed pieces beside the bench examination. The clerk has marked the file APPRENTICE-BENCH-18 for the next public review.
