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Apprenticeship holds key to the future of jobs for today's young people

An engineering student operates a numerical control machine during a practical lesson at Riatirimba Technical Training Institute in Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

It’s said that nothing beats experience. Not age, not academic credentials, nothing. It cannot be bought, or wished for, or stolen. Heck, you cannot even bribe to get it, or fix it like instant coffee. Experience is borne off sheer work; a hands-on approach, attention to detail, all these done consistently, and with diligence, over time.  

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