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apprenticeship

[uh-pren-tis-ship] / əˈprɛn tɪsˌʃɪp /




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Last week, analysis by the BBC found that competition for degree apprenticeships in England through the government's "find an apprenticeship" service, for example, had quadrupled over the past three years.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

As part of his apprenticeship, he completed a technology degree with a private training provider, Multiverse.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Choosing an apprenticeship is a short circuit around an increasingly crowded university-educated job market.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The MP said the apprenticeship wage credit would result in businesses saving an average of £4,000-a-year per apprentice.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Mastery of each of these many skills required years of apprenticeship and practice.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

The Welsh government said work was already under way "to boost construction skills" and new apprenticeships were set to launch later in the year.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

To do so means overcoming obstacles that are cataloged with a discouraging ease: The apprenticeships, the unpaid hours, the creation of a style, the cultivating of clients, the marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

But more recently, both parent and student attitudes toward apprenticeships in Britain have changed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Vicky Orsmond advises students at Hereford Sixth Form College about careers and said there was "significant concern" around the cost of going to university, which had sparked interest in degree apprenticeships.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

There were four whose apprenticeships were now complete.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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