Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

Site: Peterborough Area Office

Service: Apprenticeship Office, Peterborough Area Office

Record #: PET0278
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2024
Last Full Update: 01 Nov 2023

Description

Description (Service)

Apprenticeship Programs

Offer formal training for those who want a career in the skilled trades. Program combines on the job training, in-classroom training and offers registration and support to:

  • new apprentices who have arranged a sponsoring employer or
  • who have prior education and related work experience

Program also offers consultation to sponsoring employers

More information on Apprenticeship Programs available at https://www.ontario.ca/page/start-apprenticeship

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

  • school-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools
  • students earn cooperative education credits in the summers before grades 10, 11 or 12 through work placements in skilled trades
  • interested students full-time high school students 15 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

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 paid week work placement
  • free, with costs covered for tuition, textbooks, safety equipment and tools

    This office is an Exam Centre

Service Details

Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm
Areas Served Haliburton County ; Kawartha Lakes ; Peterborough (County of)
Eligibility
Apprenticeship programs
  • persons 16 years or older with minimum Grade 10 education for construction trades (employers may ask for higher education) or minimum Grade 12 education (unless otherwise defined by specific trade regulation) for industrial, motive power and service trades
    Employers
    • must be qualified to train an apprentice in the trade, be able to provide structured training and supervision, and pay wages where appropriate



    16 year(s) and up;
Application Apprenticeship programs
  • individuals must first find a sponsor (usually an employer) willing to hire and train them
  • the individual then applies for the apprenticeship program online
  • if the individual is eligible, local apprenticeship staff will contact the individual and sponsor to sign a training agreement
Foreign- trained professionals or trade certification candidates
  • contact the Skilled Trades Ontario for requirements for certification and evaluation of skills
Languages English; French

Address and Location

Located In Community Peterborough
Address & Map
901 Lansdowne St W
Peterborough, ON
Canada K9J 1Z5
Intersection The Parkway and Lansdowne St W
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Office Phone 705-745-1918
Toll Free Phone 1-877-433-6555
Fax 705-745-1926
E-Mail appr.peterborough@ontario.ca
Website https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-labour-immigration-training-skills-development

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