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probationer:
(plural: ‘probationers‘; the word opposite in meaning is ‘professional’ — for the right pronunciation, please click here)
a person on probation;
a professional, such as a teacher, nurse, mechanic, etc., who is put under observation to test their talents or efficiency;
a beginner; an apprentice;
a badly behaved youngster, a criminal or student who is given a period of time to show change in the behaviour or in the academic achievement; a parolee;
e.g.
A probationer in an office is not given all the privileges a professional is given.
The probationers (the probationary teachers) are supervised by a senior teacher to see how they adapt themselves to the actual practical issues in their day-to-day life.
Most juvenile offenders (young petty criminals) are let go free from the jails/prisons after a brief term under the supervision of probation officers, and if they fail to meet the required standards or their probation officers are not satisfied, they are put back in the jails once again!
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