Systematic, long-term training alternating periods at the workplace and in an education or training institution.
Comment
- Apprenticeship:
- leads to recognised qualifications;
- is based on an agreement defining the rights and obligations of the apprentice, the employer and, where appropriate, the vocational education and training institution; and
- with the apprentice being paid or otherwise compensated for the work-based component;
- in French, the term ‘apprentissage’ relates to both apprenticeship and the process of learning;
- the German dual system (duale Ausbildung) is an example of apprenticeship.
Source
Cedefop; Council of the European union, 2018b.