Apprenticeships vs Internships

Youth Apprenticeships	Internships
Students are hired to work in real jobs in real companies	Short-term work experience offered to students by a company
Apprenticeships give chance to earn while learning	Internships give a chance for students to learn before earning
Students are trained under an industry mentor to master the skills needed by an employer to fill a job within their company	Students get entry-level exposure to  a particular industry or field
Students start getting paid from day 1	Not always paid
Students receive on-the-job training along with classroom instruction	Students try out different parts of the job by learning from professionals
For students who already know in which profession they want to work	For students to figure out what they do or don’t want to do
At the end of apprenticeships, students are offered a full-time job with the company	Internships don’t always lead to full time positions
At the end of apprenticeship, students earn a nationally recognized industry certificate issued by the Department of Labor.	Students are not guaranteed any certification at the end of the program