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

• $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

• 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 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

• 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

• Apprenticeship support (financial and training assistance)
• Career counselling
• Employment readiness support and training
• Financial support/wage subsidies and opportunity through a number of programs which may vary by office locations; programs are listed on website
• Mobility assistance
• Self-employment coaching assistance such as business plan and accounting information and access to computers, photocopiers and other equipment
• Services for clients with disabilities

• Provides the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG), a taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year/level, up to a maximum of $2,000 per person, available to registered apprentices once they have successfully finished their first or second year/level (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the Red Seal trades
• Provides the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W), a taxable cash grant of $3,000 per year/level, up to a maximum amount of $6,000 per person, to support women in entering, progressing and completing their training in Red Seal trades where women are underrepresented (*Baker, Cook, Hairstylist, Landscape-Horticulturist, Partsperson not eligible trades)
• Provides the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG), a taxable cash grant of $2,000 to registered apprentices who have completed their training to help them become certified journeypersons in designated Red Seal Trades, which include:
  
  • Agricultural Equipment Technician
  • Appliance Service Technician
  • Auto Body and Collision Technician
  • Automotive Refinishing Technician
  • Automotive Service Technician
  • Baker (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Boilermaker
  • Bricklayer
  • Cabinetmaker
  • Carpenter
  • Concrete Finisher
  • Construction Craft Worker
  • Construction Electrician
  • Cook (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Drywall Finisher and Plasterer
  • Floorcovering Installer
  • Gasfitter - Class A
  • Gasfitter - Class B
  • Glazier
  • Hairstylist (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Dozer)
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Excavator)
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Tractor-Loader-Backhoe)
  • Industrial Electrician
  • Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
  • Instrumentation and Control Technician
  • Insulator (Heat and Frost)
  • Ironworker (Generalist)
  • Ironworker (Reinforcing)
  • Ironworker (Structural / Ornamental)
  • Landscape Horticulturist (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic)
  • Machinist
  • Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
  • Mobile Crane Operator
  • Motorcycle Mechanic
  • Oil Heat System Technician
  • Painter and Decorator
  • Parts Technician (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Plumber
  • Powerline Technician
  • Recreation Vehicle Service Technician
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic
  • Roofer
  • Sheet Metal Worker
  • Sprinkler Fitter
  • Steamfitter / Pipefitter
  • Tilesetter
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Tower Crane Operator
  • Transport Trailer Technician
  • Truck and Transport Mechanic
  • Welder

• Provides post secondary education for adults through career oriented programs and courses at certificate and diploma levels
• Provides knowledge and skill for immediate employment in the career area of study
• Offers adult basic education and post-secondary preparation programs, part-time continuing education and contract training opportunities
• Offers numerous apprenticeship, distance education programs and cooperative learning options

• Academic Counselling
• Athletics Fitness Centre
• Community Services
• Community Employment Programs
• Early Learning Centre - Child Care
• Health Centre
• Library
• Student Support Services

• Provides the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG), a taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year/level, up to a maximum of $2,000 per person, available to registered apprentices once they have successfully finished their first or second year/level (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the Red Seal trades
• Provides the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W), a taxable cash grant of $3,000 per year/level, up to a maximum amount of $6,000 per person, to support women in entering, progressing and completing their training in Red Seal trades where women are underrepresented (*Baker, Cook, Hairstylist, Landscape-Horticulturist, Partsperson not eligible trades)
• Provides the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG), a taxable cash grant of $2,000 to registered apprentices who have completed their training to help them become certified journeypersons in designated Red Seal Trades, which include:
  
  • Agricultural Equipment Technician
  • Appliance Service Technician
  • Auto Body and Collision Technician
  • Automotive Refinishing Technician
  • Automotive Service Technician
  • Baker (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Boilermaker
  • Bricklayer
  • Cabinetmaker
  • Carpenter
  • Concrete Finisher
  • Construction Craft Worker
  • Construction Electrician
  • Cook (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Drywall Finisher and Plasterer
  • Floorcovering Installer
  • Gasfitter - Class A
  • Gasfitter - Class B
  • Glazier
  • Hairstylist (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Dozer)
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Excavator)
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Tractor-Loader-Backhoe)
  • Industrial Electrician
  • Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
  • Instrumentation and Control Technician
  • Insulator (Heat and Frost)
  • Ironworker (Generalist)
  • Ironworker (Reinforcing)
  • Ironworker (Structural / Ornamental)
  • Landscape Horticulturist (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic)
  • Machinist
  • Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
  • Mobile Crane Operator
  • Motorcycle Mechanic
  • Oil Heat System Technician
  • Painter and Decorator
  • Parts Technician (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Plumber
  • Powerline Technician
  • Recreation Vehicle Service Technician
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic
  • Roofer
  • Sheet Metal Worker
  • Sprinkler Fitter
  • Steamfitter / Pipefitter
  • Tilesetter
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Tower Crane Operator
  • Transport Trailer Technician
  • Truck and Transport Mechanic
  • Welder

• Promotes learning in the trades and emerging sectors such as mining and renewable energy
• Develops and delivers apprenticeship programs through partnerships and collaboration with employers and associations as well as partner colleges

• Provides the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG), a taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year/level, up to a maximum of $2,000 per person, available to registered apprentices once they have successfully finished their first or second year/level (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the Red Seal trades
• Provides the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W), a taxable cash grant of $3,000 per year/level, up to a maximum amount of $6,000 per person, to support women in entering, progressing and completing their training in Red Seal trades where women are underrepresented (*Baker, Cook, Hairstylist, Landscape-Horticulturist, Parts Technician not eligible trades)
• Provides the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG), a taxable cash grant of $2,000 to registered apprentices who have completed their training to help them become certified journeypersons in designated Red Seal Trades, which include:
  • Agricultural Equipment Technician
  • Appliance Service Technician
  • Auto Body and Collision Technician
  • Automotive Refinishing Technician
  • Automotive Service Technician
  • Baker (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Boilermaker
  • Bricklayer
  • Cabinetmaker
  • Carpenter
  • Concrete Finisher
  • Construction Craft Worker
  • Construction Electrician
  • Cook (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Drywall Finisher and Plasterer
  • Floorcovering Installer
  • Gasfitter - Class A
  • Gasfitter - Class B
  • Glazier
  • Hairstylist (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Dozer)
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Excavator)
  • Heavy Equipment Operator (Tractor-Loader-Backhoe)
  • Industrial Electrician
  • Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
  • Instrumentation and Control Technician
  • Insulator (Heat and Frost)
  • Ironworker (Generalist)
  • Ironworker (Reinforcing)
  • Ironworker (Structural / Ornamental)
  • Landscape Horticulturist (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic)
  • Machinist
  • Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
  • Mobile Crane Operator
  • Motorcycle Mechanic
  • Oil Heat System Technician
  • Painter and Decorator
  • Parts Technician (not eligible for AIG-W)
  • Plumber
  • Powerline Technician
  • Recreation Vehicle Service Technician
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic
  • Roofer
  • Sheet Metal Worker
  • Sprinkler Fitter
  • Steamfitter / Pipefitter
  • Tilesetter
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Tower Crane Operator
  • Transport Trailer Technician
  • Truck and Transport Mechanic
  • Welder

• Offers apprenticeship training programs that are 3-7 years in duration with three in-school sessions
• Individuals begin with a 52-week pre-apprenticeship program where they will be registered as a 1st year journeyman and placed with a licensed trades person/company

• Electrician
• General Carpenter
• Heavy Equipment Operator
• Native Residential Construction Worker
• Plumber
• Water and Waste Water Technician

• electrical and plumbing pre-apprentice programs
• introduction to home renovation
• working at heights training and certification

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

• students earn cooperative education credits through cooperative education work placements in skilled trades

An innovative not-for-profit social enterprise focusing on partnership, mentorship and workforce development

• work to build stronger connections between educators, employers and the students who will make up our future workforce
• deliver an interactive and informative Career Awareness Program, facilitate meaningful experiential learning opportunities, host inspiring community events, and manage multiple online communities with a focus on workforce development

Major programs and services:

ApprenticeSearch.com:

Online matching service that connects job seekers and employers in the skilled trades

• supports a variety of job seekers, including 0-year to 4th year apprentices, and also 'non-apprentices', such as individuals looking for trades experiences and general labourer roles
• Job Coaches help ready candidates for their next role, and provide candidates with necessary basic certifications, PPE and employment skills training
• Job Developers provide services to the employers who are hiring, including screening/shorting listing candidates and intentional matching for posted roles on our site

Career Development Lab:

Career Centre provides programs and services that support students as they prepare to transition into high school, allowing them to imagine a post-secondary pathway that will set them up for future success

• interactive and student-driven Career Awareness Program provides students with access to current information on a wide range of career options for a variety of learners
• complements and extends career/life planning beyond the classroom and is designed to support students as they prepare to make the transition to secondary school

Virtual Career Lab:

Lab icludes activities, resources, and relevant information in order to make informed and inspired career decisions

• modelled after the in house Career Awareness Programming, which has been serving students across Halton for almost three decades.

Women as Caeer Coaches:

An evening event that brings together young women from the community with adult mentors from all pathways

• over dinner, youth and mentors have the opportunity to engage in informal mentorship conversations, listen to a line-up of inspiring spotlight speakers, and participate in a panel discussion on career pathways

• programs up to 52 weeks in duration including an 8-12 week work placement
• may include Level 1 apprenticeship in-school training or relevant apprenticeship training
• may include trade readiness, employment preparation and academic upgrading
• safety training

• funding to address COVID-19 pandemic-induced labour and financial impacts
• support for employment opportunities, and partnerships which encourage a skilled workforce
• assist communities to respond to labour market changes

• employment assistance and support related to Covid-19 pandemic challenges
• employment support and training for groups traditionally underrepresented in certain sectors, and who have been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19
• support and training services may include one-on-one career counseling, pre-employment training, paid work placements, job shadowing and support to internationally educated professionals seeking to enter the local workforce
• access to apprenticeship system through wrap-around supports, and up-to-date training and equipment
• immediate access to employment, training supports, job placements or work experience for job seekers, laid off workers and those at risk of layoff

• Electrician
• Millwright
• Plumber
• Metal Fabricator
• Automotive Mechanic

• taxable cash grant of $3,000 per year/level (or equivalent) up to a maximum amount of $6,000 per person

• taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year, up to a maximum of $2,000 per person

• taxable cash grant of $2,000 for registered apprentices who complete their apprenticeship training and obtain their journeyperson certification

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

• 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

• 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

• 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