Print Resource - An apprenticeship is a post-secondary education pathway that combines on the job training and classroom learning. It is a formal contract between a person wanting to learn a trade (the apprentice) and a company needing a skilled trades worker (the employer or sponsor).
This course helps you explore the idea of an apprenticeship and the steps to start down that path.
Print Resource - There are many different pathways to becoming an apprentice. This resource will outline the different choices and provide information on each pathway to help you decide what will work best for you to start your apprenticeship.
eLearning Module - This course explains apprenticeships, including reasons why to become an apprentice.
When you have finished this course, you will understand the following important topics: skilled trades in Ontario; the 4 sectors of apprenticeships; compulsory and voluntary trades; Red Seal endorsements; Apprenticeship vocabulary
Print Resource - This resource focuses on the soft skills that are essential for succeeding at work, especially for apprenticeships.
It covers important topics like time management, showing initiative, problem solving, decision making and being flexible. It also emphasizes teamwork and communication, which are needed for all trade jobs.
Print Resource - This resource instructs learners on the base knowledge and skills necessary for future success in home renovations and carpentry. Through reading comprehension activities, real world examples, and sample workplace documents and tasks, learners will discover the fundamentals related to performing home renovations, such as: solving workplace problems using trades math, creating invoices, and understanding floor plans. Safety protocols, like proper handling of equipment and chemicals, and reading an Safety Data Sheet label are also highlighted in this curriculum as well as emailing etiquette and reading a workplace policy effectively.
Learners exploring this course should understand basic math operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Learners may use a calculator for this course.
Print Resource - The Child Development Practitioner Apprenticeship (CDP) Program is designed for individuals that are working in a childcare setting or looking for an apprenticeship sponsor. Being a CDP apprentice allows you to study on a part-time basis while continuing to work in the childcare field.
Print Resource - This course offers information on being a Home Support Worker.
In this course, learners will gain knowledge of some of:
• What tasks Home Support Workers complete
• Confidentiality in homecare
• Completing charts and case notes
• Time Management
• Self-Advocating on the job
• Reading and following procedures
• Communication and professionalism
Print Resource - Learners will acquire the essential skills needed for working in a greenhouse. Tasks explored include understanding a paycheck, filling out daily records, and reading memos. Learners will also learn basic plant science, pest management
techniques, and mathematical applications relevant to greenhouse operations. This course offers learners wanting to work in greenhouses the fundamentals to help them prepare for training.
eLearning Module - This course offers information on being a shelf stocker or stock clerk in a grocery or department store.
In this course, learners will gain knowledge of:
- best before dates
- how to read a UPC code
- reading a store policy
- reading a schedule
- reading a paystub
- store aisles
- store signs
- working with customers
- being part of a team
Being confident and accurate in these numeracy operations will help you be successful in your apprenticeship.
Some of these numeracy skills include:
- Measuring in both imperial and metric
- Converting and using fractions and decimals
- Using formulas