Manual-training system

• System of manual training
• Training system originated in Sweden

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sloyd \Sloyd\, n. [Written also slojd , and sloid .] [Sw. sl["o]jd skill, dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence, manufacture, wood carving.] Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually called ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. skilled mechanical work; trade work; hence, a system (usually called the sloyd system) of manual training in the practical use of the tools and materials used in the trades, and of instruction in the making and use of the plans and specifications connected ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sloyd ( Slöjd ), also known as Educational sloyd , is a system of handicraft-based education started by Uno Cygnaeus in Finland in 1865. The system was further refined and promoted worldwide, and was taught in the United States until the early 20th Century. ...