
11 OCTOBER, 2012
The History of Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships have been around in one form or another since the 13th Century and gained popularity in the 1500s. A parent / guardian of a child would pay a craftsman to take on their son or daughter for as long as 9 years. In the 17th Century apprenticeships began to provide training for poorer, illegitimate and orphaned children.
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