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Author: bb818    Time: 18-2-2008 02:47 AM     Subject: Job Apprenticeship Programs

An Apprenticeship Program is a program that a skilled trades person enters after completion of trade school. They receive additional training on the job with a Master in their trade. This is something that you will find in highly skilled trades such as plumber, carpenter and electrician. You will also find that most of the Apprenticeship Programs today are offered by trade unions.

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The benefits of an Apprenticeship Program are that you are not thrown to the sharks. In most professions you finish school and get thrown into the work force and either you make it or you don’t. With an Apprenticeship Program you with a Master level person in your particular trade. They take you under their wing and help you make the transition from being a student in school to being a student on the work site. They help you gain a deeper understanding of your chosen trade.

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The income potential will very from trade to trade. The income potential is far greater than you will get not being in am Apprenticeship Program. This is because being in an Apprenticeship Program shows your dedication to your trade and your desire to learn everything you can about your trade.

The wages are higher than it is for those just going from school into the workforce. For information about what your income can be in an Apprentice Program you will need to contact the Apprentice Program for your trade in your area. This is because the difference is so great from one area to another.

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This is something that only you can know the answer to. The thing to keep in mind is that there will always be people that will take advantage of people coming right out of school. They see them as cheap labor and as expendable, the result being people getting burned out and leaving the trade that they loved enough to get into.

The idea of an Apprentice Program is to help you develop the skills and to help you be appreciated for all the hard work and dedication you have shown. They are run by people that love what they do and they want to insure that their will always be people that love doing their particular trade. It is something that has a very long history going back to the Romans and the Greeks. It is not something new or flashy it just is something that is worth your time and effort to get involved in. Especially if your trade is something you want to make a career of.




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