Question: Apprenticeship expectations

WSammut · Sep 22, 2017

Been thinking about apprenticing under a master for a bit now and just wondering what exactly to expect. I'm sure each master who takes apprentices is different and each apprenticeship is different but are there some fairly standard thing I can expect? Do I pay, get paid, give a cut of work? How often should I expect to be there? (Was thinking 2-4 days a month as I work full time but that may get nothing done). What do I work on, my work, lots of practice plates, easy parts of their work (background removal)? Any recommendations from anyone's past apprenticeship experiences?
Thank you for any advice.

monk · Sep 22, 2017

just guessing here-- i would think the individual with whom you apprentice would be more able to give you a realistic layout of what your responsibilities, duties, and such would be. i'd think the requirements might differ a good bit from one master to another, depending on the masters' schedule.

Chujybear · Sep 22, 2017

apprenticeship, as i've experienced it, is not school.
you work on the masters projects, and are paid for it.. best value is if you do a lot of different tasks and do learn all levels
pay should correspond to level of experience.. if the master has to redo your work, then its costing them

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