Apprenticeship and College: Complementary Approaches to Youth Education and Training
Apprenticeship training and college are often considered substitutes for each other, when they in fact work best as complements. This research and practice summary analyzes administrative apprenticeship data to better understand how colleges have engaged with the apprenticeship system, and the experiences of apprentices in college-sponsored apprenticeship programs.
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Apprenticeship training and college are often considered substitutes for each other, when they in fact work best as complements. This research and practice summary analyzes administrative apprenticeship data to better understand how colleges have engaged with the apprenticeship system, and the experiences of apprentices in college-sponsored apprenticeship programs.
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