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An apprenticeship degree is a U.S. postsecondary system that integrates on-the-job training with an accredited academic degree. [1] In an apprenticeship degree, practical work experience is emphasized, with academic coursework structured around the job training. [ 2 ]
An apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading). Apprenticeships can also enable practitioners to gain a license to practice in a regulated profession.
The Apprentice School is a four to eight-year apprenticeship vocational school founded in 1919 and operated by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Newport News in the U.S. state of Virginia. The school trains students for careers in the shipbuilding industry.
After World War II, Registered Apprenticeship began to expand into training of health and safety workers, including firefighters, police, and emergency medical technicians. Recently, the program guidelines were revised in late 2008 to allow for greater flexibility in serving apprentices and program sponsors in prevailing economic conditions. [ 1 ]
The third campus of McCann commenced operation in September, 1998, in downtown Sunbury, Northumberland County. The school provided business training in the county, and in the neighboring counties of Montour, Snyder, and Union. The campus moved to the North 4th Street Plaza in early 2003, replacing the Ames Department Store.
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Education in Virginia addresses the needs of students from pre-kindergarten through adult education.Virginia's educational system consistently ranks in the top ten states on the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress, with Virginia students outperforming the average in almost all subject areas and grade levels tested. [1]
The apprentice perspective is an educational theory of apprenticeship concerning the process of learning through active participation in the practices of the desired skills, such as during workplace training. By working with other practitioners, an apprentice can learn the duties and skills associated with the position without formal teaching.