Editing Apprenticeship (section)

==Analogues at universities and professional development==
The modern concept of an internship is similar to an apprenticeship but not as rigorous. Universities still use apprenticeship schemes in their production of [[scholarly method|scholars]]: bachelors are promoted to masters and then produce a [[thesis]] under the oversight of a [[supervisor]] before the corporate body of the [[university]] recognises the achievement of the standard of a [[doctorate]]. Another view of this system is of [[graduate student]]s in the role of apprentices, [[post-doctoral fellow]]s as [[journeyman|journeymen]], and [[professor]]s as [[master tradesman|masters]] .{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} In the "Wealth of Nations" Adam Smith states that: <blockquote>Seven years seem anciently to have been, all over Europe, the usual term established for the duration of apprenticeships in the greater part of incorporated trades. All such incorporations were anciently called universities, which indeed is the proper Latin name for any incorporation whatever. The university of smiths, the university of tailors, etc., are expressions which we commonly meet with in the old charters of ancient towns [...] As to have wrought seven years under a master properly qualified was necessary in order to entitle any person to become a master, and to have himself apprenticed in a common trade; so to have studied seven years under a master properly qualified was necessary to entitle him to become a master, teacher, or doctor (words anciently synonymous) in the liberal arts, and to have scholars or apprentices (words likewise originally synonymous) to study under him.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Adam|title=Wealth of Nations: An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations|date=1776|publisher=W. Strahan and T. Cadell|location=London|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VGPdfRyy2VoC&q=%22all+such+incorporations+were+anciently+called+universities%22&pg=PT133|isbn=9781607781738}}</ref>
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Also similar to apprenticeships are the [[professional development]] arrangements for new graduates in the professions of [[accountancy]], [[Chartered Engineer|engineering]], [[management consulting]], and the [[solicitors|law]]. A British example was training contracts known as '[[articled clerk|articles of clerkship]]'. The learning curve in modern professional service firms, such as law firms, consultancies or accountancies, generally resembles the traditional master-apprentice model: the newcomer to the firm is assigned to one or several more experienced colleagues (ideally partners in the firm) and learns their skills on the job.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}