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Plan an apprentice's or new laborer's first week so they're useful by Friday and safe from hour one — day-by-day teaching order, the safety non-negotiables stated before anything else, what they're allowed to touch unsupervised, and the check-out conversation that decides week two. Use when a tradesperson says 'my apprentice starts Monday', 'how do I train the new guy', or 'the apprentice is useless and I don't have time to teach'. Produces a first-week plan, a can/can't-touch list, and the Friday review script.

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# Apprentice First Week Skill

"Watch me and you'll pick it up" is how apprentices stay useless for a year —
and how thumbs get lost in week one. A first week that works is planned like a
job: safety rules stated as absolutes before any tool moves, one teachable
task-block per day with the *why* attached, an explicit list of what they may
do unsupervised (short) versus with eyes on them (everything else), and a
Friday conversation that tells both sides the truth. The payoff is selfish and
immediate: an apprentice who can safely prep, fetch, and finish doubles a
one-person business by Friday afternoon.

## What This Skill Produces

- A **day-by-day first week**: one skill-block per day (demonstrate → assist
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