Scenarios about 'skilled trades'
Skilled trades encompass occupations requiring specialized training, hands-on expertise, and often formal apprenticeship in fields such as carpentry, masonry, plumbing, blacksmithing, and other manual crafts. These professions have formed the backbone of economic development throughout history, with guilds and trade associations historically controlling knowledge transfer, quality standards, and market access. In alternate history scenarios, the evolution of skilled trades often reflects technological divergence points, labor organization differences, or alternative patterns of industrialization.
What If Apprenticeships Never Declined?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the apprenticeship model remained the dominant form of vocational education and skills training throughout the industrial revolution and into the modern era.