noun

• The position of an apprentice.

  ‘he served his apprenticeship as a fitter’

  More example sentences

  • ‘the company once offered apprenticeships’
  • ‘six young chefs have completed their apprenticeships’
  • ‘he's in the second year of his apprenticeship’
  • ‘Training providers have low levels of recruitment, retention and pass rates and few trainees finish apprenticeships.’
  • ‘They look at changes in costs of apprenticeships and trainees.’
  • ‘At the end of their apprenticeships trainees became journeymen, fully skilled tradesmen.’
  • ‘Both students have signed up for apprenticeships and are looking forward to getting their hands dirty in their new careers.’
  • ‘As a result, the students have won several awards or been offered apprenticeships.’

  Synonyms

  traineeship, training period, studentship, novitiate

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