WHAT IS AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM?

An apprenticeship program combines on-the-job training and classroom instruction under the supervision of a journey-level craft person or trade professional. After completing an apprenticeship program, the worker's journey-level status provides an additional benefit of nationwide mobility at journey-level scale.

Registered Apprenticeships connect job seekers looking to acquire new skills with employers willing to develop qualified workers. Employers, employer associations or joint labor-management organizations (known collectively as Registered Apprenticeship sponsors) provide apprentices with paid on-the-job learning that reflects industry standards. Apprentices also receive related technical instruction through multiple approaches, including educational facilities, online instruction, vendor-delivered instruction or apprenticeship training centers that equip them with the portable skill sets needed to advance in their chosen field. The result is workers with industry-driven training and employers with a competitive edge. 

Source: https://ksapprenticeship.org/