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Description: An apprenticeship provides a great way for a worker to acquire experience and instruction to establish a career without the burden of debt.
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Apprenticeship programs are a unique type of education, combining on-the-job training with traditional classroom instruction. These skills have historically been handed down from one skilled craftsman to the next, ensuring that integrity, a strong work ethic, and pride carry on from generation to generation. With the opportunity to learn from the construction industry’s most highly trained instructors in a safe environment, apprentices graduate with a portable, recognized credential affording them good pay
Apprenticeships have existed for hundreds of years, originating in the Middle Ages as a way for craftsmen to pass down their skills to the next generation. Apprenticeships looked much differently back then, of course, but this is where the idea of teaching trades to the next generation through long-term training led by a highly skilled craftsperson began.
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