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What is a registered apprenticeship?
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Use the 3-question Fit CheckA registered apprenticeship is an industry-driven training route combining a paid job, structured on-the-job learning, related instruction, and a portable, nationally recognized credential — an alternative to a degree or bootcamp.
What it means
The U.S. Department of Labor's Apprenticeship.gov describes Registered Apprenticeship as industry-led paid work with structured on-the-job learning, mentorship, related classroom instruction, and a portable, nationally recognized credential. For a career-changer it is a non-degree, non-bootcamp route into a field. Eligibility, openings, and admission are program-specific and local; this is a route explainer, not a promise of placement.
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| ID | Supports | Source | Checked |
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| CIT-01 | Definition source for What is a registered apprenticeship? | U.S. Department of Labor — Apprenticeship.gov | 2026-06-18 |
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