Journeyman papers

Also called a journeyman's license. Certification that, graduated from their training as an apprentice, a worker has acquired a trade skill. With such papers, a worker can travel, and request work in his or her industry, various places. A journeyman is a tradesman or craftsman who has completed an apprenticeship.

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The meaning of journeyman has varied over the centuries. In present day U.S., a journeyman has to pass a board certified test, and is then licensed.