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Training through Apprenticeships

Registered apprenticeship is a formalized career-training program that offers a combination of structured on-the-job training and related theoretical instruction. As apprenticeship training standards are industry-driven, businesses play a major role in determining the skills that are essential to build and sustain a quality workforce.

The Apprenticeship Training Program safeguards the welfare of apprentices, ensures the quality and equality of access of apprenticeship programs and provides integrated employment and training information to sponsors and the local employment and training community.

Apprenticeship sponsors include individual employers, associations of employers or labor and management partnerships. Individual applicants for apprenticeship programs must be at least 16 years old and meet the program sponsor’s qualifications. Generally, applicants must satisfy the employer sponsor that they have the ability, aptitude and education to master the rudiments of the occupation and complete the related instruction required in the program.