Synonyms of apprenticeship

apprenticeship

noun

ə-ˈpren-tə(sh)-ˌship 

as in internship

a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career

only after long apprenticeship as a camera operator was he appointed director of photography on a major motion picture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• internship
• training
• practicum
• externship
• schooling
• education
• cadetship
• basic training
• instruction
• probation
• tutelage
• boot camp
• trial
• candidacy
• grounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tenure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apprenticeship

Funds in the accounts can be used for a variety of qualifying educational expenses including tuition at colleges and trade schools as well as qualifying professional apprenticeships. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Elfe quit her job in luxury retail and enrolled in a teacher assistant certification program at the center in 2022, before continuing her education in its apprenticeship program. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

The twentieth century industrialized advisory through hordes of ambitious young graduates and an apprenticeship model that allowed advice to be sold by those with much less viabexperience. — Albert Mikkelsen, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

One former student got an apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers after graduating from the capstone last year, a program that O’Connell described as highly competitive. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026