Apprenticeship
/əˈprɛntɪʃɪp/
nounIntermediate📊CommonProcess
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Definitions
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A period of time spent training for a skilled trade or profession.
/əˈprɛntɪʃɪp/
nounneutralIntermediate
Process
A period of training
She completed her apprenticeship and became a qualified electrician.
💡 Simply: Learning a job by working for someone skilled in that job.
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Many young people choose apprenticeships over university.
How It's Used
Trades
"He served a five-year apprenticeship as a carpenter."
Professional Development
"The company offers an apprenticeship program for recent graduates."
From Middle English *aprentischip*, from Old French *aprentissage*, from *aprendre* "to learn".
The term has been used since the Middle Ages to describe training in skilled crafts.
Memory tip
Think 'apprentice' + 'ship' - a journey or period of learning.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"to learn"
Base: apprentice
complete an apprenticeshipserve an apprenticeshipapprenticeship program
Common misspellings
aprenticeshipaprenticechipaprenticeship
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