Once the scholars have graduated from scout school, they will return to their respective ball clubs to begin a formal apprenticeship.

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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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In gatherer-hunter and farming societies, childhood education involves formal and informal apprenticeship.

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