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US apprenticeshiops

Visits to two US companies training workers according to a Swiss-style apprenticeship model reveal the history, uncertainty and urgency behind vocational training in America.

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A Swiss-American journalist mainly covering education, migration and youth issues - plus the occasional story on cheese, given her roots in Switzerland and Wisconsin. She also produces podcasts and works on the social media team.

Veronica DeVore, swissinfo.ch


An apprentice at Daetwyler USA works in the machine shop swissinfo.ch


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