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apprenticeship

[uh-pren-tis-ship] / əˈprɛn tɪsˌʃɪp /




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Harrell helped run an apprenticeship program for high-school students while he was the human capital management chief for the San Antonio Independent School District.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Lithwick: Chase decided, in a very truncated opinion, that Turner’s apprenticeship violated the 13th Amendment’s prohibition of involuntary servitude and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The novel’s great achievement lies in its language, which forces the reader into a cognitive apprenticeship before revealing the cost of what we call progress.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It is a level three apprenticeship offering the equivalent of three A-levels.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Once she finishes her apprenticeship, she’ll be able to open her own shop.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

The payment is aimed at ending a situation in which a small number of families risk losing income if their children start apprenticeships.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The government said its new bursary would remove a barrier to young people taking on apprenticeships, allowing them to "earn and learn".

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The committee also said there were "policy contradictions", with benefits cuts for people in training undermining the government's drive to encourage apprenticeships, describing the "lack of coherence" as "inexcusable".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

As a result, apprenticeships are moving up the education value chain.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

There were four whose apprenticeships were now complete.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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