as in internship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career
only after long apprenticeship as a camera operator was he appointed director of photography on a major motion picture
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Stein’s quarter-hour address included topics of teacher raises and public school funding on the K-12 education front; expansion of career education and apprenticeship programs after secondary education years; and a plea for more lawmen and action to help stop fentanyl.
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
Unions are at the front of that; Biden spent a lot of time on apprenticeship growth.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Indeed has also recently launched the pilot for its internal apprenticeship program, which invests resources and time into existing talent and trains employees in the skills necessary to move into more technical roles within the company.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
People used to build experience through apprenticeships and fellowships to become casting directors.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
Unions are at the front of that; Biden spent a lot of time on apprenticeship growth.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Indeed has also recently launched the pilot for its internal apprenticeship program, which invests resources and time into existing talent and trains employees in the skills necessary to move into more technical roles within the company.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
People used to build experience through apprenticeships and fellowships to become casting directors.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Apprenticeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprenticeship. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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