The main purpose of the study was to see the implemenlation of apprenticeship training inrnthe three government colleges at Arba Minch. To this end, an attempt was made to look in tornthe criterion for selecting and placement of trainees on apprenticing organizations,rnarrangements and selection procedures of apprentiCing centers. Opinions and views (ofrntrainees, trainers, supervisors and deans) on the adequacy and appropriateness of trainingrnperiod, evaluation and supervision of trainees at the work place, the relation between theoryrnand practice, and efforts made by colleges to improve the training programs were treated.rnThe study employed descriptive analysis in regular programs of the three colleges selectedrnfrom teaching (TTC), health (HSC), technical and vocational education and training (TVET)rnsectors. The Subjects of the study were 3 deans (v/deans), 3 apprenticeshiprncoordinators/vocational counselors, 84 trainers, 273 trainees and 15 apprenticeship centers.rnTrainees were selected through stratified random sampling technique while trainers werernselected through purposive and random sampling techniques.rnThe Information obtained through questionnaires, interviews and document analysis werernanalyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics such as percentages and analysis ofrnvariance (ANOVA) including chi-square(x2rn) test and F-test at the 0.05 significance level.rnThe finding of the study revealed that availability of supervisors and occupation were widelyrnused criterion to select apprenlicing organizations in TTC and HSC while inlerest ofrnapprenticing organizations was the dominant factor in selecting apprenticeship centers forrnTVET trainees. Placement of apprentice to practice centers was done by agreement betweenrncolleges and apprenticing organizations. The size of trainees sent to apprenliceship cenlersrnwas determined by college's management in !TC, trainers in HSC and vocational counselorrnin TVET College. The implementation of apprenticeship based on the legal framework wasrnvery limited.rnApprenticing organizations should pay incentives depending on the duration of training andrntype of occupation trainees engaged. As well, there should be responsible organ thatrndetermine the content, structure, duration of training period and the standard of the training.rnSerious attention should be given in coordinating traditional apprenticeship with modernrnonce so that trainees can gain and adapt self-employment opportunities in the informalrnsectors.