apprenticeship
Americannoun
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a program or position in which someone learns a trade by working under a certified expert.
The course provides students with a good base for securing apprenticeships in the plumbing and gasfitting industries.
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the state or position of any learner or novice.
His apprenticeship in political struggle was gained in the Spanish Civil War.
Etymology
Origin of apprenticeship
Example Sentences
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Likewise, employees who want to move into a skilled-trade apprenticeship in manufacturing or engineering can go through an internal certification program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The industry is also scrambling for labor: transformer manufacturing is skilled and labor intensive, with apprenticeship programs that can take nine to 12 months.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Qasim Shah, from Birmingham, was recently made redundant during a Level 3 apprenticeship as an accounts assistant at a telecommunications firm.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
You shouldn't overthink your first job, agrees Charlotte Bosworth, chief executive of apprenticeship provider Lifetime Training, which works with brands like Nando's and B&Q as well as the Department for International Trade.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
I had just turned thirteen and become bar mitzvah when I started my apprenticeship at the Yiddish newspaper in Kielce.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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