International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)   Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 8 | Page No.: 97-102 Apprenticeship System, an Eroding Culture with Potential for Economic Anarchy: A Focus on Southeast Nigeria Emejulu Gerald, Idigo Peter Ifeanyi and Onyekwelu Njideka Phina Abstract: apprenticeship system has over the years helped in employment generation and improvement of the leaving standard of the Igbo people in the past, but the interest in the scheme appear to be dying, thereby necessitating this study to examine the causes of this dying trend in Southeast and proffer solutions. The concept of apprenticeship was examined, along with the unique Igbo apprenticeship system. Also, the role of apprenticeship in skill acquisition and job creation was examined. This study adopted a survey research design. The study area is southeast Nigeria, with the study covering five states of the region. The population was 500. The source of data for the study was a structured questionnaire. The method of data analysis was purely descriptive; using a combination of mean and frequencies. The study concluded that the unprecedented unemployment statistics in Nigeria can only get worse in the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic, and therefore the need to encourage youths to embrace apprenticeship as a viable way forward. Among others, the study recommended that the government should partner private organizations for a public-private arrangement to create more modern apprenticeship centres suited for the 21st-century economy.