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An apprenticeship is an agreement between a person who wants to learn a skill and an employer who wants to train someone to be a skilled worker.  Both you and your employer will benefit from an apprenticeship.  In exchange for your services, you will have the opportunity to learn skills that can provide you with a rewarding career.  Apprenticeship provides long term training in about 450 highly skilled occupations.  Apprenticeships last from two to five years, with about 90% of the training being conducted in the workplace; the remainder is conducted in a community college.

Refer to the booklet, Apprenticeship, which is produced by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.  Talk to your counsellor and/or technical teachers about apprenticeship opportunities.
 
 

Note: A graduation diploma from a high school is not necessary for many apprenticeship programs.  However, competition for apprenticeship placement is very strong.  Many employers are looking at an O.S.S.D. as a minimum requirement.