“He was still an apprentice and received no pay. It was common even in well-to-do families to have children serve apprenticeships with another house.”

“Why did an artist, such as Ghirlandaio, need an apprentice to help in creating a fresco?”

“His career started as an apprentice joiner finishing his apprenticeship and then progressing to general foreman.”

“Jack Ford, as he now became, spent the next three years in a rigorous, all-encompassing apprenticeship under his brother.”

“The union works with the Dept. of Labor to provide direct entry into an apprenticeship program without having to be wait-listed.”

“We need more skilled craftsmen, and yet there are young people queuing up for apprenticeships who simply cannot get them.”

“They have had no trouble recently filling eight apprenticeships with local recruits, including some who are Aboriginal.”

“Instead, they are turning to apprenticeships, which give them hands-on training, together with day release at college.”