apprentice to

apprentice (one) to

To pair one with an expert in a particular field or trade so that one can learn about it. I have apprenticed my son to the local blacksmith.
See also: apprentice
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

apprentice someone to someone

to assign someone to work at a certain trade and learn it from someone experienced. She apprenticed her son to a local diesel mechanic. I apprenticed myself to a printer and learned what it means to get really dirty.
See also: apprentice
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • 1FTR
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
  • give somebody their head
  • give someone their head
  • cooking for one
  • as one door closes, another opens
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"What happens if my apprentice leaves before the end of the apprenticeship?" Then Learndirect will help the apprentice to complete their apprenticeship elsewhere and find you a replacement.
He said: "Apprenticeships oer a genuine alternative to the traditional route of going from school to college to university and while there will always be a role for graduates in businesses like ours, we want becoming an apprentice to be something more and more young people consider and more and more schools promote to their students."
The four years that an apprentice stays with an employer is a long enough time for the apprentice to become an invaluable addition.
Plastering After completing an apprenticeship, the option is available for the apprentice to move into an advanced apprenticeship, giving them further skills in their chosen field which in turn strengthens your workforce's skill set.
AWEB design agency has a young apprentice to thank for making significant strides in its business development.
Any issues raised by the apprentice can be discussed and then the training officer can help employer and apprentice to come to some agreement.
'Our operations director is one of the first FSG apprentice to be recruited and our current non-executive director, from Warwick University Manufacturing Group, is a former Leyland apprentice.
Jessica, who just turned 18, kept a journal of her path from student to apprentice to corps member.--Editor
SIt has become the go-to place for many local and regional businesses when they start thinking about recruiting an apprentice to their organisation.
"The joy of an apprentice to me is being able to show them exactly the way we work and for them to learn skills and expertise, passed on by time served tradesmen, to the high standards that I expect," added Shaun.
Our commitment is to finding the right apprentice to suit each construction business and with a 70% completion rate, this is borne out by our apprentices, and through the many success stories we hear every day."
Our commitment is to finding the right apprentice to suit each construction business and with a 70 per cent completion rate, this is borne out by our apprentices, and through many success stories."
"Unfortunately many firms still think that taking on an apprentice is costly or time consuming, or that dropout rates are high but, at over 70%, ConstructionSkills apprentices have some of the best completion rates in the industry and we are committed to finding the right apprentice to suit each construction business.
Can the employer transfer an apprentice to another employer?