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>Apprentices start working one day a week and going to school four. They end up working four days a week and going to school one. It's brilliant. And is there
by itsoktocry 6y ago
>Apprentices start working one day a week and going to school four. They end up working four days a week and going to school one.
It's brilliant. And is there any profession that can't be done this way?
- hocuspocus 6y agoWell you can't become a surgeon or a lawyer unless you switch a university track at some point. But you can definitely work in the medical or legal field by doing an apprenticeship first and moving on to a 2-3 year professional degree (for instance nurse school isn't college here).
- itsoktocry 6y ago>Well you can't become a surgeon or a lawyer unless you switch a university track at some point. "Can't" because those are the rules we've established. But both of those professions seem like they be perfect for apprenticeships (they were at one point in history). It's not like studying the literature isn't or can't be a part of apprenticeship curriculum.
- hocuspocus 6y agoYou could argue that med and law schools are pretty much trade schools, just long ones :) Unlike in the US where you first do 4 year of pre-med/pre-law, in continental Europe med and law students start learning on the job early.
- analog31 6y agoAny skilled trade that's highly dependent on outdoor work and physical labor, in the absence of free health care, economic safety net, and strong labor laws. I've dealt with a lot of trades people, and the ones who are my age (mid 50s) tend to be hobbling and broken. On the other hand I could see it work for things like the "lesser" health care trades such as dental hygienist.