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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Patricia Standard has taken apprenticeship into her own hands and neighborhood.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In April 2025, President Donald Trump signed Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future, directing federal agencies to expand apprenticeships and modernize workforce development programs to meet the demands of a changing economy.
—Natalie Madeira Cofield, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
An impressive 93% of apprentices retain employment after completing an apprenticeship program.
—Portia Wu, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025
Other executive orders Trump signed Wednesday encourage schools to train students in using artificial intelligence, expand apprenticeships, promote historically Black colleges and universities and reform the university accreditation process.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In April 2025, President Donald Trump signed Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future, directing federal agencies to expand apprenticeships and modernize workforce development programs to meet the demands of a changing economy.
—Natalie Madeira Cofield, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
An impressive 93% of apprentices retain employment after completing an apprenticeship program.
—Portia Wu, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025
Other executive orders Trump signed Wednesday encourage schools to train students in using artificial intelligence, expand apprenticeships, promote historically Black colleges and universities and reform the university accreditation process.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2025
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 15 May. 2025.
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