apprenticeship
noun
ap·pren·tice·ship
ə-ˈpren-tə(sh)-ˌship 
ə-ˈpren-təs-ˌship
1
: a position as an apprentice : an arrangement in which someone learns an art, trade, or job under another
He obtained an apprenticeship with a carpenter.
Later that year, he decided to become a barrister—a career that requires acceptance into an apprenticeship …—
Sidney Blumenthal
Sidney Blumenthal2
: the period of time when a person is an apprentice
During most of his apprenticeship he lived in Paris …—Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warrena two-year apprenticeship
Examples of apprenticeship in a Sentence
only after long apprenticeship as a camera operator was he appointed director of photography on a major motion picture
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Another solution: districts could fund teacher residencies that allow people with a bachelor's degree to teach alongside a teacher in a classroom while working to earn their certification or completing fellowships and apprenticeships.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Hundreds of Marylanders have launched careers in the skilled trades through our apprenticeship partnerships with the Maryland Department of Labor, Lincoln Tech and the Community College of Baltimore County.
—Kevin Klages, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
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Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Hundreds of Marylanders have launched careers in the skilled trades through our apprenticeship partnerships with the Maryland Department of Labor, Lincoln Tech and the Community College of Baltimore County.
—Kevin Klages, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for apprenticeship
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“Apprenticeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprenticeship. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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