{"id":4260,"date":"2023-12-05T09:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/?page_id=4260"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:18:07","slug":"technical-vocational","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/technical-vocational\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical \/ Vocational"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-order--last uwm-l-offset--1\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">Experiential Learning<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/undergraduate-research\/\">Undergraduate Research<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/study-away\/\">Study Away<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/leadership-experience\/\">Leadership Experience<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/internships\/\">Internships \/ Work Experience<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/creative-entrepreneurial\/\">Creative \/ Entrepreneurial<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/professional\/\">Professional<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/technical-vocational\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Technical \/ Vocational<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">An apprenticeship is the quintessential example of learning-by-doing. 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