Apprenticeship

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000093",
  "term": "Apprenticeship",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Formal relationship between a worker and a sponsor that consists of a combination of on-the-job training and related occupation-specific instruction in which the worker learns the practical and theoretical aspects of an occupation.\n\nNote: Apprenticeship programs are sponsored by individual employers, joint employer-labor groups, and employee associations. Apprenticeship programs usually provide at least 144 hours of occupation-specific technical instruction and 2,000 hours of on-the-job training a year over a 3- to-5-year period. Examples of occupations that use apprenticeships are electricians and structural iron and steel workers.\n\nSee also on-the-job training.",
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/apprenticeship/"
}