as in internship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career prior to graduation from the culinary school he had served an externship as a sous chef at a high-end restaurant

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Recent Examples of externship Alumni offer judicial externships, internships, job opportunities and mentoring. Sean M Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024 Our robust externship program, our competitive advocacy program and our clinics provide students the opportunity to gain hands-on lawyering experience in a variety of venues. Sean M Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024 The program tracks the number of business hosts and participating teachers, the diversity of industries represented in externships and collects teacher and business feedback post-externship. Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Business communities could be incentivized to create meaningful externship opportunities. Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for externship
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apprenticeship
Noun
  • Blue collar workers are hitting retirement age, and a trend in recent years toward pushing more students to attend college means that fewer of them are participating in apprenticeship programs or going directly to learn on the job.
    Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • For policymakers, this shift signals the need to support vocational education, and apprenticeship programs.
    The Hill, The Hill, 27 June 2025

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“Externship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externship. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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