Christian Publishing Apprenticeships

The Apprentice Structure

Radiqx Academy is not an academic institution. It is a Christian sanctuary where you learn and practice your craft in peace & security. Our course of study has four levels of knowledge and involvement. You will need to understand these concepts before we can move into a closer relationship:

• This is a company that follows Jesus: you need to be a believer to be considered for the christian digital publisher apprenticeship program. you need to agree with our statement of belief (or at least have no conflict with it).
  
• You are joining our company: Granted, it is a strange company of fellow travelers on the straight and narrow path, but working compatibility is a major factor. We will be working closely together.
  
• We offer complete openness and honesty:
  We expect the same from our apprentices.
  
• An eternal perspective: Our focus is not on the short term. Our decisions are based on long term assessments of what we believe the Lord wants us to be doing as we move forward.
  
• Pay as you go: When a payment is due , nothing proceeds until it is PAId.in the novitiate, the relationship can be terminated by either of us without notice. as an apprentice the contract can be terminated with a 30 day written notice. Nothing is refundable.
  
• You determine your progress: you are responsible for your own work and progress until you actually become an apprentice. you will need to be self-motivated to successfully complete this program. We will not remind you, beg you, conjole you, or babysit you.
• When you become an apprentice: we begin including you in our plans and deadlines. We will be dealing with the normal professional responses expected by our craft.
  

You need to understand this up front.

Our lives are focused on the spiritual. If this bothers you, our potential relationship will probably not work. We cannot afford to deal with antagonists within our midst.

The relationship between workman &
novice or apprentice is very close

This is not a typical school experience. We are looking to build a long-term relationship. Our hope is that an apprentice will grow into an on-going professional relationship with the company. The eventual goal is a group of people with the same goals producing truly innovative, excellent work— which we call the Radiqx Artisan Guild.

What this means is that the screening process is, of necessity, much more important than a simple hiring procedure. We and you need to come to a place of commitment to each other’s growth and well-being. If you are not committed to the growth of the company, we cannot be committed to making you a professional compatriot in our endeavor.

No, we are not asking for a life-long commitment.

We are asking for a commitment of up to five years to reach the level of professionalism needed to make it in our present day world. Once you reach the level of journeyman (which we are calling Artisan to avoid all that presently necessary his/her language), our assumption is that you will be excited about the possibility of pushing on to reach the Skilled Workman level yourself and start your own foundry &/or publishing house. Of course, by that time we are also hoping to have a continuing relationship between you and the company.

In this process, it is necessary for both our protection and for yours, that the first two levels of the program be fee-based — able to be cancelled without notice. We fully understand that this type of growth opportunity will only appeal to specific people. We all need to determine carefully if you are one of those people.