This brief from Prepared To Teach explores how Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) can be applied to teacher residency models to enhance teacher preparation. It highlights how the U.S. Department of Labor has approved teaching as an apprenticeable field, creating new opportunities to reform traditional teacher development and learning. The brief emphasizes the shared values between the core principles of apprenticeships and teacher preparation, ensuring that future members of the profession acquire practical experience before being fully licensed. Additionally, it addresses the longstanding issue of unpaid learning among aspiring teachers by offering compensation during the apprenticeship. Ultimately, paid apprenticeships reinforce the values central to effective residency programs. This resource could be helpful to policymakers and educator preparation programs seeking innovative approaches to teacher preparation.