This report describes youth apprenticeships, one of the types of school-to-work transition programs in place in North Carolina. Information is provided on the following: (1) what youth apprenticeships are; (2) connection with tech prep associate degree programs; (3) essential elements of youth apprenticeships; (4) legislative framework for federal youth apprenticeships; (5) a strategic plan; (6) goals for 1993-96 for North Carolina; (7) objectives and strategies; (8) evaluation methods; and (9) nine steps to establish a youth apprenticeship program. (KC)