| Degree: | Certificate; Online; Apprenticeship |
| Field of Study: | Construction Trades, General
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| Description: | An apprenticeship is a formal agreement between an individual who wants to learn a skill and an employer who needs a skilled worker. Apprenticeship training is an "earning while learning" arrangement for a required term. Under the supervision of a certified journeyperson, an apprentice receives knowledge and develops skills associated with a designated trade through on the job training.
The skills students will learn on the job are supplemented with a required number of weeks each year of technical training. Upon successfully completing an apprenticeship program, students are eligible to write an examination to become certified in the trade.
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