apprenticeship
noun
, ə-ˈpren-təs-ˌship\
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externship, internship, practicum, training
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While certificate programs may lead to jobs that have low starting wages, many apprenticeship programs do not. — Robert Cherry, National Review, "The Case for More Occupational Training," 25 July 2019 Just a few years later, the professional arm of the ballet school, the California Ballet Company, offered to train her in an apprenticeship program to become a professional dancer. — Ramona Sentinel, "Emily Payne shares love of dancing, pageantry," 25 July 2019 Rose Street has also opened a Bread Lab in the building, a production facility that will double as a space to develop an apprenticeship program, working with local students interested in becoming pastry chefs and bakers. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, "Rose Street Cafe in Schmidt Rathskeller building sets opening date," 11 July 2019 Beatles producer George Martin and Virgin Records founder Richard Branson were among its early backers, and the school runs an apprenticeship program for students at music companies and independent labels. — Richard Smirke, Billboard, "BRIT Trust Marks 30 Years and $30 Million Distributed to Worthy Causes," 14 June 2019 And earlier this year some of America’s top employers committed to providing apprenticeship programs to prepare the workforce for tomorrow’s high-tech jobs. — Ginni Rometty, Fortune, "IBM CEO Ginni Rometty: The Future of Work Depends on Education Reform," 12 June 2019 The Birmingham City Council approved a $65,000 apprenticeship pilot program allowing 20 students to work at Birmingham businesses this summer. — Anna Beahm | [email protected], al.com, "Council puts up $65,000 for trial run of Birmingham Promise apprenticeship program," 4 June 2019 As part of that, his administration is working with businesses and community colleges to expand apprenticeship programs already in place and get new ones rolling. — Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, "Lightfoot and Pritzker tout apprenticeships to make sure local talent get jobs at local companies," 15 July 2019 But apprenticeship programs also carry a stigma as a route to nonprestigious jobs. — Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, "Other voices: Trump plan to expand apprenticeships is timely, intriguing," 30 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'apprenticeship.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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