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apprenticeship

apprenticeship

24 3.5
A period of work when a person learns a trade from an experienced worker
  • noun
  • /əˈprɛntɪsˌʃɪp/
translation icon : aprendizaje
  • She decided to pursue an apprenticeship with a local electrician to learn the trade.
  • apprenticeship program
  • apprenticeship training
  • apprenticeship model

The cognitive apprenticeship is quite fascinating.

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Examples

  • Over the years, many literacy educators have relied on ideas of apprenticeship for teaching and learning reading and writing.

    Academic text (2013)
  • "We had known for years that our brother would start his apprenticeship when he turned thirteen."

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Have you gone through an apprenticeship program?

  • I began my apprenticeship the next day and never looked back.

  • The young man began his apprenticeship as a writer.

  • What steps will she take to ensure that apprenticeships help those from lower income backgrounds?

  • What we should be recognizing is that apprenticeships and going to work can be a good route into university as well.

  • In addition, the creation of a range of apprenticeship programs would further accelerate the process of integration.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In addition, the college provides apprenticeship programs in six areas and an array of noncredit courses.

    Academic text (1991)
  • It is a one year boot camp and apprenticeship that helps people launch their careers without college.

Synonyms

training
vsapprenticeship
1.5

Learning the skills needed to do a job or activity

is a specific work-based position for learning skills under an employer
traineeship
vsapprenticeship
  • UK
4.9

A time of paid work and training that prepares someone for a job

is an employed position learning a trade directly from a skilled employer

Antonyms

1.0

The right to act, speak, or think as you want without being stopped

608 3.0

Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves

How Advanced

specialization
  • US
13 4.1
apprenticeship
24 3.5
training
1.5
grounding
7 4.3
introduction
81 2.1
overview
74 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

apprenticeship = apprentice (transparent) = apprentice + ship

A standard nominalization: 'apprentice' + '-ship' denotes the state, period, or position of being an apprentice, which is clear to learners.

Etymology

Apprenticeship comes from apprentice, which originally meant someone 'taken on' to learn a trade, and the ending -ship means 'state' or 'period'. So an apprenticeship is the time you work with and learn from a skilled person.