Apprenticeships are a great way to ramp up a newbie, but these programs are much tougher to successfully implement than many organizations expect. It is a surprisingly large investment to guide someone through the ups and downs of their first gig as a developer, and if you aren't prepared it can be a bad experience for everyone involved. Let's dig into what makes a robust and empowering apprenticeship, from full team buy-in to setting clear learning goals to providing a clear path to the optimum final outcome: a new full time junior developer and a team dedicated to investing in education.