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I can't seem to find any reason to think of this as anything other than an internship rebranded.

An apprenticeship doesn't have to be four years, but in 3-months I don't see anyone gaining any real fundamental depth of learning. Surface level skills? Sure.

If this was a genuine "Apprenticeship" I'd expect anything from 18 months+

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I agree with this. I did three co-op terms (I'm not sure how they're formally different from internships but anyways...) two of which were four months long, and one which was eight months long.

I found that after three months, I was just getting to the point where I could make meaningful contributions. For my two four-month co-ops, this meant that I hardly got to contribute. I really preferred the eight month co-op term, where I felt like I was much more part of the team.

I agree. Three months 'apprenticeship'? How is that different from a three month internship?

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