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Tip 02

Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship involves on-the-job training and work experience while in paid employment with formal off-the-job training. Traditionally, formal apprenticeships (membership in Guilds) started in Europe during the Middle Ages. These were restricted to trade occupations (i.e. tailors, blacksmiths, etc.) and were of multiple years’ duration. Hospitality apprentices can learn in fields such as front office, housekeeping, food and beverage, or culinary. Apprentices enter into formalized agreements with employers known as ‘training agreements’. In some countries apprentices are paid a training wage adjusted to reflect the amount of time spent learning off the
job and employers have access to public training funds to assist with training apprentices