Aspirants, Apprentices, and Student Engineers

By Henry Petroski

From the construction of the Erie Canal to now, companies and schools have tried many creative ways to find enough skilled and professional workers.

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September-October 2014

Volume 102, Number 5
Page 334

DOI: 10.1511/2014.110.334

The problem of having enough professional and skilled workers to satisfy the needs of society and industry is not a new one. Even before the Industrial Revolution, there was a constant need to train an adequate supply of qualified individuals to enter the crafts and trades. Since the Middle Ages, this need was satisfied principally through an apprenticeship system.

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