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How to Become an Apprentice

Four Ways of Entering a Skilled Trade in Ontario

1. Find an employer who is willing to train you in your preferred trade.
Note: If you are age 25 or less, Mohawk’s Community Employment Services office might be able to help you.

Once you find an employer willing to offer you an apprenticeship, you will need to do the following:

  1. Contact the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
    Ontario Government Building
    119 King Street West, 5th Floor Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4Y7
    905-521-7764 or 1-800-668-4479
    Web: www.edu.gov.on.ca

  2. Make an appointment to meet with an Apprenticeship Training Consultant, along with your employer. The Training Consultant will ensure that your employer has the appropriate background to train you, assist with the necessary paperwork and monitor your progress through your training. Once registered, your work hours will count toward your Certificate of Qualification (C of Q) in your trade. Each trade requires the completion of a certain number of hours before you are eligible to take the in-school training.

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2. Enter a Pre-Apprenticeship Training program.
When completed, you will have the skills and experience to make you more attractive to potential employers.

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3. Complete a college diploma that relates to your preferred trade.
Employers look favourably upon someone who has related skills, and who has shown the discipline and commitment to complete a college program. Mohawk College has several programs which could help, and also provide portions of the in-class apprenticeship curriculum for specific trades:

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4. Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
Students entering Grade 11 may register to become apprentices while finishing high school. Interested students should contact their secondary school counsellor, school technical director or local apprenticeship office for more information.