apprenticing

/əˈprɛntɪs/

noun

A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.

an apprentice electrician

trainee,learner,probationer,tyro,novice,mentee,neophyte,raw recruit,fledgling,new boy,new girl,novitiate

verb

Employ (someone) as an apprentice.

Edward was apprenticed to a printer