Definition and Purpose of Apprenticeship
– Apprenticeship is a system for training new practitioners in a trade or profession.
– It involves on-the-job training and sometimes classroom study.
– Apprenticeships can lead to a license to practice in a regulated occupation.
– Most training is done while working for an employer.
– Apprentices continue to work for the employer after achieving competencies.
History and Cultural Variations of Apprenticeship
– Apprenticeship developed in the Middle Ages and was supervised by craft guilds and town governments.
– Different terms are used to describe apprenticeship in different cultures and sectors.
– The European Commission and the European Center for the Development of Vocational Training prefer the term apprenticeship.
– Apprenticeship practices are also adopted by some non-European countries.
– The Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa adopted apprenticeship in its military.
Types of Apprenticeships
– Apprenticeships can be independent or cooperative.
– Independent apprenticeships are organized and managed by employers without involvement from educational institutions.
– Cooperative apprenticeships combine work with formal training.
– Australian Apprenticeships cover all industry sectors in Australia and can be full-time, part-time, or school-based.
– Apprenticeship training in Austria includes both company-based training and compulsory attendance of vocational school.
Apprenticeships in Specific Countries
– The Red Seal Program in Canada and inter-provincial Red Seal certification.
– Vocational school and apprenticeship training in the Czech Republic.
– Development and promotion of apprenticeships in France.
– The importance of completing an apprenticeship in Germany and various programs available.
– Implementation of the Apprentices Act in India and the responsibility of implementing it.
– The statutory apprenticeship system in Ireland and the role of SOLAS.
– Tailor apprenticeships and the Igbo apprentice system in Liberia and Nigeria.
– The National Apprenticeship Ordinance and training in Pakistan.
– The dual education system and vocational training in Switzerland.
– Apprenticeship as part of the small business culture in Turkey.
– The long tradition and wide availability of apprenticeships in the United Kingdom.
– The expansion of apprenticeships in the United States and focus on white-collar occupations.
Analogues and Further Reading on Apprenticeships
– Internships as similar but less rigorous than apprenticeships.
– The use of apprenticeship schemes in universities and professional development.
– Examples of apprenticeship systems in different countries.
– Further reading on apprenticeships and their modern applications. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apprentice
Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading). Apprenticeships can also enable practitioners to gain a license to practice in a regulated occupation. Most of their training is done while working for an employer who helps the apprentices learn their trade or profession, in exchange for their continued labor for an agreed period after they have achieved measurable competencies.
Apprenticeship lengths vary significantly across sectors, professions, roles and cultures. In some cases, people who successfully complete an apprenticeship can reach the "journeyman" or professional certification level of competence. In other cases, they can be offered a permanent job at the company that provided the placement. Although the formal boundaries and terminology of the apprentice/journeyman/master system often do not extend outside guilds and trade unions, the concept of on-the-job training leading to competence over a period of years is found in any field of skilled labor.
