The apprenticeship program is primarily for those who can commit to three weeks or longer. The longer you stay, the more extensive the range of training you will receive, from design and layout, through cutting techniques, trial assembly, and frame raising. We prefer to have apprentices arrive two weeks prior to one of the week-long workshops that are scheduled every month and stay through the workshop.
Lodging is free for the entire period.
Please see below for more info about accommodations. Those who are interested in the apprenticeship program should call David Pickartz, Goshen's Manager, to talk about what kinds of experience you're looking for and what time frame works for everyone. The basic difference between being an apprentice and being a student in one of the week-long workshops is that the apprenticeship is less structured and does not involve continuous instruction. You will participate in the work at hand, with enough instruction to get you started on the work we're doing. By the time the workshop begins, you will have a good deal of experience in layout, chiseling, the use of power tools, and in many cases, frame raising.