apprenticeships

Because of this, it's very suitable for the kind of on the job training that apprenticeships offer.

There's no solution for this short of a revolution in free real-world education and something like apprenticeships.

They read a lot like apprenticeships (but with a significant burden of responsibility missing).

Our internships are more like apprenticeships; you work on real projects with minimal busywork.

This isn't an argument about long and even grueling apprenticeships with modest compensation.

I think it would be interesting to see apprenticeships become more popular as a post college option.

Depends what sort of apprenticeships a proper Craft apprentice is 4 years and thats seen as a level below the asociate profesional ones.

I believe apprenticeships done well can replace the majority of (but certainly not all) college degrees.

In many ways, our industry now relies on what are essentially apprenticeships where you start as a basic worker and learn skills on the job.

That's how I got my start: two unlikely ad-hoc apprenticeships in applied EE and CS.

Who certifies these apprenticeships(assuming you're not talking about the Trades)?

Should terminally ill people be able to go on apprenticeships?

The 60ish percent number almost definitely includes community college ("2 year") degrees, which German apprenticeships mirror.

Apprenticeships were how the average population learned prior to colleges becoming a normal thing.

Apprenticeships are surprisingly suitable for highly skilled professions as well.