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Relying on schooling and higher education to prepare young people for employment has led to a devaluation of occupations in the subbaccalaureate labour market (SBLM) and simultaneously devalued people who hold these jobs. Career prospects for people with no more than a high school education has worsened. 'A nation at risk' (National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983) recommended that all young people be enrolled in college preparatory courses. However, this did not take into account the different learning styles or motivations. A contrasting approach, with a variety of different learning opportunities, has been inspired by the German apprenticeship system, This chapter is based on longitudinal research in the United States analysing the results of a demonstration project aimed at testing the possibility of adapting the German-style apprenticeship system to the United States society.