how did middle age apprenticeships work?

how long did they stay an apprentice?
how many hours did they work per day or week? did they get breaks so that they could get out and visit friends/family?
how did a boy become an apprentice? did he just go to a master and like...ask? haha, i have no clue.
did they have to do anything special to become a journeyman? or did the master just say that he learned the basics and was done being an apprentice?

i need the answers to these questions because i have to write a story about the middle ages. i chose to do one about apprentices, and i want it to be accurate. any good websites? thank youuu! (;
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also, how many guilds were in one city? several?
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did the apprentice have to pay to be taught?
 
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