Until relatively recently, lawyers, architects and pharmacists learned their trade through apprenticeship, not through higher education.

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It has been handed down within families and through apprenticeship, with techniques often spreading within local groups.

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During this period of time they are continuously trained through apprenticeship and presenting the results of their work to more senior practitioners.

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It made perfect sense for restless and exploratory true entrepreneurs craving excitement rather than returns, and also made sense because all the education required was acquired through apprenticeship rather than codified models.

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R.1: Traditional craftsmanship for violin-making has been transmitted from generation to generation, both through apprenticeship and through formal education, playing an important role in the everyday life of people in Cremona and giving them a sense of identity.

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Scott Upton, vice principal of Sandwell College in Birmingham, said a formal apprenticeship is the "gold standard of vocational training" and rushing candidates through an apprenticeship programme will devalue the entire system.

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As you progress through the initial months of observation required in an apprenticeship, you will enter a critical stage: practice toward the acquisition of skills.

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