What is an Apprenticeship?

Apprenticeship is a system of exploitation of young workers in old Chinese handicraft workshops, businesses, and factories. Apprentices range in age from young to mostly young. Those who are new to the factory or shop must first serve as apprentices. Apprentices must be paved and guaranteed, pay a certain amount of deposit or security deposit, and have to worship teachers. An "apprentice contract" or "guarantee letter" should be set up for the owner or shop owner, which generally states "only the owner is not allowed, and he is not allowed to do it", "regardless of life or death, do not pay for money", etc. to protect the owner And the owner's exploitation and oppression of apprentices. ^[1]

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Apprenticeship is a system of exploitation of young workers in old Chinese handicraft workshops, businesses, and factories. Apprentices range in age from young to mostly young. Those who are new to the factory or shop must first serve as apprentices. Apprentices must be paved and guaranteed, pay a certain amount of deposit or security deposit, and have to worship teachers. An "apprentice contract" or "guarantee letter" should be set up for the owner or shop owner, which generally states "only the owner is not allowed, and he is not allowed to do it", "regardless of life or death, do not pay for money", etc. to protect the owner And the owner's exploitation and oppression of apprentices. ^[1]

Chinese name

Apprenticeship

Foreign name

apprenticeship

Belong to

An education and training model

Used for

Traditional handmade shops, modern technology companies

Traditional apprenticeship is sometimes called "apprenticeship" or "manual apprenticeship". It refers to the work of teachers and apprentices in hand workshops or shops before the advent of modern school education. The apprentices acquire knowledge under the guidance of the master. Or skill transfer activities. This activity is a highly contextual learning method. The apprentice observes the master's implementation in a real workplace, perceives and captures the master's knowledge and skills, and then implements it under the guidance of the master , And gradually learn the skills of the master.

Modern apprenticeship is a mode of education jointly promoted by enterprises and schools. Its education target includes both students and employees. For them, schooling is employment, part of the time is in the production of enterprises, and part time is in school. Therefore, both students and employees can receive the corresponding salary from the enterprise. However, as a new model, enterprises and schools need to formulate corresponding personnel policies to support it in the promotion.

Cognitive apprenticeship refers to combining the core technology of traditional apprenticeship methods with school education to cultivate students' cognitive skills, that is, the ability of experts to think, solve problems and handle complex tasks. In this mode, learners learn in a certain field by participating in the activities of the Community of Expert Practice and social interaction.