This three-year apprenticeship programme offers on the job learning with an approved employer with one academic semester of study (15 weeks) per year in TUS. As the apprentice progresses, the complexity of the pre-assigned tasks he/she will be asked to complete will increase. This will range from observing experienced practitioners through to working autonomously as a polymer processing technologist. The apprentice’s completion of the tasks will be verified by an assigned industrial mentor. Each apprentice will be assigned an academic mentor from TUS who will be available for on-going support and to discuss progress made.