Searching for Apprenticeship

COVID-19 (21 Apr 2020): Staff is delivering services remotely. Métis who are in need of help accessing supports are urged to contact the MNO toll free at 1-800-263-4889 or email covidhelp@metisnation.org.

Employment and Training and Education Branch:

• career counselling
• employment readiness training
• wage subsidies
• apprenticeship support
• mobility assistance
• self-employment
• youth initiatives and services for clients with disabilities

Information and referral for training and employment programs such as:

• Apprenticeship
• Canada Ontario Job Grant
• Employment Services
• Literacy and Basic Skills
• Ontario Job Creation Partnership
• Ontario Labour Market Partnership
• Better Jobs Ontario
• Youth Job Connections

Full-time post secondary, part-time certificate programs and apprenticeships

• business
• health sciences
• applied arts
• human studies
• technology and trades
• justice studies
• community services
• continuing education and general interest courses, online education, college and career prep programs

Literacy and basic skills training, including numeracy, digital, communication and interpersonal skills * helps learners prepare for employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education and greater independence * support in clarifying upgrading goals and developing a learning plan to achieve them

School-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools

• students earn cooperative education credits in grades 11 and 12 through work placements in skilled trades

Local 183 Training Center offers the following apprenticeship programs

• Brick and Stone Mason
• Cement Finishing
• Construction Craft Worker

Other programs include:

• Pre-apprenticeship training
• House Framing
• Concrete Forming
• Sewer and Watermain
• Railroad
• Demolition
• Health and Safety programs

Literacy, numeracy and essential skills services to assist in transitioning to employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education or independence

COVID-19 (5 Jan 2022):Services are open to clients all over Ottawa, not just in the west end. Leave a voicemail at 613-288-3880 to book an appointment, email employment.info@pqchc.com or visit booknow.appointment-plus.com/b09xrklg/

Employment Ontario Employment Services

Comprehensive employment and job search services

• assessment of skills, interests and experience
• job search strategies, including resume preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
• on-the-job training, work experience
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

Services for employers: help in identifying human resource skills requirements

• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant: financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees

• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Future Builders: pre-apprenticeship training in the General Carpentry trade

• available to youth between the ages of 15-29

Job Track Childcare: pre-apprenticeship training in the Child Development Practitioner trade

Youth Lead - pre-employment program which supports immigrant and refugee youth between the ages of 15-29

• to participate in the workforce
• to develop Canadian workplace skills

Internationally Trained Professionals Program: pre-employment program which supports new comers and refugees who are internationally trained professionals with mentorship and participation in the Canadian workplace

Community Connections for Newcomer Employment: pre-employment program for isolated newcomers who need support in accessing employment programming

In Motion and Momentum : pre-employment program which helps those who are stuck, begin to move in a direction that feels good, taps into their full potential and creates the life they want to live

Health and safety training

• skills upgrading
• Architectural Glass & Metal Technician (Glazier) Apprenticeship Training
• pre-apprentice training

Literacy, numeracy and essential skills services to assist in transitioning to employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education or independence

Assists members with the transition into a new career in the building and construction industry

• includes administrative, engineering, and management positions
• offers apprenticeship opportunities to achieve a journeyperson qualification

Approved grants for 2023:

• The Skills Blend Program
• The Skills Blend will maintain four lines of effort:

1. Enable Apprenticeship referrals across Ontario
2. Academic upgrading (in partnership with Fanshawe College) to meet the needs of the Skilled Trades
3. Support Basics of Supervising training for the construction industry
4. Identify homeless and at-risk Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and move them to independent living/apprenticeship referral

Training program

• demolition
• framing floors and walls
• exterior sheathing
• tiling
• installing subfloors, windows and doors
• trim (baseboard, casing and crown moulding)
• siding
• drywall, including taping and finishing

Program includes:

• 18 weeks of training at no cost
• 8 to 12 weeks of paid work placement
• technical, academic, and pre-employment preparation
• textbooks, toolkits, and safety equipment at no cost
• First Aid and CPR-C, WHMIS, Working at Heights, Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps at no cost
• access to Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) portfolio review
• opportunity to earn up to three secondary school credits toward Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diplom

Pre-employment training and support for immigrants who want to work in the skilled trades

Program includes:

• four weeks of in-class, non-technical training
• orientation to skilled trades and apprenticeships
• access to in-demand certification (WHMIS, Service Excellence, etc.)
• access to academic upgrading Ontario Secondary School Diploma
• three-week work placement in trade following training
• ongoing individualized job search support
• financial support to buy tools, supplies, and personal protective equipment

Services for Employers (ongoing) includes:

• help with staffing needs
• access to job fairs and customized hiring sessions
• access to a large pool of pre-screened candidates of all skill levels in all four trade sectors
• work placements with pre-screened, mature learners

Services for service providers:

• able to refer clients interested in trades to one-time individual consultation with trades experts

Offers registration and support to:

• new apprentices who have arranged a sponsoring employer or who have prior education and related work experience
• also offers consultation to sponsoring employers

Apprenticeship Scholarship

• $1,000 scholarship upon completion of academic upgrading, for registered apprentices younger than 25 years who left school before completing the necessary academic requirements for registering in a trade, who are committed to achieving the necessary academic requirements within one year, and who demonstrate an interest in the skilled trades

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

• school-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools
• students earn cooperative education credits in grades 11 and 12 through work placements in skilled trades
• interested students full-time high school students 16 years and older entering Grade 11 should contact their guidance counsellor, co-op education teacher or the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program Coordinator for the local school board or contact the local Apprenticeship Office

Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program

• job skill development and trade readiness for unemployed individuals wanting careers in skilled trades
• programs are at various community locations, and up to 52 weeks long including a minimum 8-12 week work placement
• free, with costs covered for tuition, textbooks, safety equipment and tools

This office is an Exam Centre

Francophone high school offering specialized programs

Minto Centre Career Academy:

• technical and technological training to students
• opportunity to develop and acquire skills
• teaching approach based on constructivism
• hours worked during work placement can be counted for the purposes of a certification in one or more trades
• academy Esports CECCE

Specialist High Skills Major:

• construction
• energy
• transportation

Focus program:

• fashion and design
• culinary arts and hospitality management
• hairstyle design and aesthetics

Alternation of regular courses with:

• internships with an accredited training organization
• educational co-op
• courses at La Cité
• workplace internships
• programs leading to industry certification

Provincial ministry office * offers services and programs for * apprenticeship * literacy * employment

Full-time post secondary, part-time certificate programs and apprenticeships

• business
• health sciences
• applied arts
• human studies
• technology and trades
• justice studies
• community services
• continuing education and general interest courses, online education, college and career prep programs

School-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools:
• students earn cooperative education credits in grades 11 and 12 through work placements in skilled trades

Literacy, numeracy and essential skills services to assist in transitioning to employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education or independence

School-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools; students earn cooperative education credits in grades 11 and 12 through work placements in skilled trades