Apprenticeable Trades and Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship is a proven industry based learning system which combines job experience with technical training. Apprenticeship in Ontario is the responsibility of the provincial government which offers apprenticeship curricula in a variety of fields. For more information about apprenticeship in Ontario, please visit Ontario government Apprenticeship  page. Additional apprenticeship links are provided below:

• tradeability.ca 
  Tradeability.ca is a collaborative effort between community partners in Durham Region, funded by the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada, created to meet current and future market demand for skilled tradespeople in Durham Region.

• apprenticesearch.com 
  apprenticesearch.com is a interactive on-line service for information on apprenticeships. This site facilitates the match between people looking for skilled trades employment and apprenticeship opportunities, and employers offering apprenticeship training and jobs.

• Apprenticeship in the auto service sector 
  A profile of apprenticeable trades in automotive services from the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities of Ontario. This includes occupations such as motor vehicle mechanics and autobody repairers.

• Apprenticeship in the construction sector 
  A profile of apprenticeable trades in the construction sector from the Ministry of Colleges Training and Universities of Ontario. Occupations included are carpenters, plumbers, and other commercial and residential construction trades.

• Apprenticeship in the service sector 
  A profile of apprenticeable trades in the services sector from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges Training and Universities. These profiles include occupations such as cooks, bakers, horticulturists and network cabling specialists.

• Apprenticeship in the manufacturing sector 
  A profile of apprenticeable trades in the manufacturing sector from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges Training and Universities. This includes trades in machining, tool and die, mouldmaking and the millwright trades.

• Videos of apprenticeable construction trades in Ontario 
  Twenty-three videos on apprenticeable construction trades funded by HRDC Ontario and developed by a company called Youth View at the request of the Ontario Construction Secretariat.

• The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum 
  The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum-ForumCanadien sur l'Apprentissage is made up of representatives of business, labour, the Inter-Provincial Alliance of Apprenticeship Board Chairs (IPA), educators, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, aboriginal persons, women, the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC).

• Apprenticeship.ca 
  The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum- Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF - FCA) has developed apprenticetrades.ca as a comprehensive inventory of information on apprenticeship training across Canada. The inventory provides an accessible, user-friendly and "one stop" location where current information can be obtained on apprenticeship programs and topics.