Sometimes a panel would include youth apprentices, a parent, a faculty member and a firm We provided the following information sheet to school coordinators, based both on questions frequently asked in past sessions and topics that should be covered. In addition to general program information, students had additional questions about pay, extracurricular activities, youth jobs, transportation, and schedules. Youth apprenticeship combines learning with earning and helps young people start careers. They are paid and expected to accomplish real work, but they are also learners. Administration and Office Technology, Health Care, and Manufacturing and Engineering Technology.
Most apprentices rotate through three or four different departments or work assignments every year.
Apprentices usually work 10-20 hours each week. Schedules are set each year. Administration and Office Technology and Manufacturing and Engineering Technology apprenticeships can last as long as four years, two in high school and two in college. Health Care apprenticeships last two years, because the hospitals expect apprentices to enter college programs that have their own internships. Apprentices' occupations require academic knowledge and work skills.