Lightning Talk: Apprenticeships

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Short lightning report on an apprenticeship program that actually places novices into real projects: thoughtbot Apprentice IO runs apprentices on production code with pair programming, test-driven work and ongoing mentorship. Apprentices sit in on go to sales meetings, learn billing and write an invoice, and gain soft skills alongside coding. Compares apprenticeship to RailsBridge, G School, Hacker School and bootcamps as the intermediate step providing structured, on‑the‑job experience.

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