Resources

 Exploring Apprenticeship Programs for Indigenous Learners

The Ontario Native Literacy Coalition created a four-part webinar series to share how Apprenticeship Programs can help Indigenous students explore a successful career. The series includes Indigenous institutes and Ontario unions offering educational programs. The webinars also explain the apprenticeship process to potential apprentices and businesses seeking to fill apprenticeship positions. All four webinars can be viewed below.

Apprenticeship Part 1: Grand River Employment and Training, October 18, 2021

Apprenticeship Part 2:  Toronto Transit Commission, October 18, 2021

Apprenticeship Part 3: Ontario Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, November 3, 2021

Apprenticeship Part 4: Aboriginal Apprenticeship Board of Ontario, December 2, 2021

 Apprenticeship and Skills Trades Fact Sheets

Apprenticeship and the skilled trades are an important goal path for many adult learners, and the province’s Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) programs provide valuable support to help prospective apprentices develop the skills they need to succeed. To learn more about this important issue, Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) conducted research, wrote a report, and created three factsheets.

The Apprenticeship and the Skilled Trades Factsheets cover the following topics: 

1. Strategies For Learners With Apprenticeship & Skilled Trades Goals

2. Resources For Learners With Apprenticeship & Skilled Trades Goals 

3. Innovative Partnerships Relevant To Learners With Apprenticeship & Skilled Trades Goals

 Women in the Trades

In “Women in the Trades”, Ontario Colleges share information on the benefits and accessibility of skilled trades to women.

Topics covered in this resource include:

Picture yourself... shattering stereotypes

• This section shares information on the reality that women can and do excel in the skilled trades.

Stronger Than a Stereotype

• This section overviews that there are courses and supports available to help women succeed in male-dominated trades. This includes apprenticeship training programs geared specifically to women and mentoring groups for women. It shares the strengths and skills that women bring to the skilled trades.

Did you know?

• This section highlights the four types of skilled trades (construction, industrial, motive power, and service) and links to information about sample trades in each of these categories.