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Sooner or later, everyone hopes to end up in a workplace environment, so it is helpful to have information on how to prepare to enter the workforce and how to increase your chances of finding a job.

Workplace and Apprenticeship opportunities are available following high school through a variety of programs such as:

• Seneca Employment Services
• College Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
• College Workplace Programs
• Workplace Training Centres
• Apprentice Search assistance

 Ms. Vanessa McBride

• Seneca Employment Services

 Mr. Tom Hollands

• Georgina Trades Training Inc.

 Ms. Andrea Evans

• Fleming College

 Ms. Candace Smith

• Newmarket High School

 Apprenticeship is hands-on training for people

who enjoy "learning by doing”.

 90 per cent of apprenticeship training occurs

at the workplace with 10% in a classroom setting at a local community college/approved training facility.

 Everyone benefits from apprenticeship

• training. Employers gain increasingly skilled

workers who help keep their business

• competitive. Apprentices receive training while

they earn a wage.

 Apprenticeships are approximately 3 to 5 years

in length, and vary from trade to trade.

 TalentEgg.ca shows starting salaries in

Toronto in the Trades for 2016. Here are a few examples: (Remember that current minimum wage is $11.40 per hour which equals approximately $24,000 per year)

• Bricklayer $21 per hour
• Plumber $47,500 per year
• Auto mechanic $36,774 per year
• Aircraft Mechanic $45,625 per year
• Air Traffic Controller $72,639
• Electrician $45,587 per year
• Millwright $52,384 per year
• Welder $46,409 per year

 Helps potential apprentices develop their

job skills and trade readiness to be prepared to find work as apprentices

 Programs are up to 52 weeks in length and

may include the Level 1 apprenticeship in- school training or relevant apprenticeship/ safety training, and an 8 to 12 week work placement

 Programs may also include employment

preparation and academic upgrading

 Some Ontario colleges offer programs for

students on the workplace pathway who have taken courses such as Gr.12 ENG4E, Gr.11 MAT3E, and Gr.12 MAT4E

• Fleming

 Blasting/Welding/Plumbing/Carpentry Techniques, Trades Fundamentals, Esthetician, Personal Support Worker, Heavy Equipment Operator, Office Administration, Outdoor Adventure Skills and Education

• Centennial

 Hospitality Services, Auto Body/Motorcyle/Power Sports Repair Techniques, Food Service Worker

 Other Colleges offering workplace path

courses include:

• Mohawk

 Art & Design Foundations, Human Services Foundations, Pre-Justice, Pre-Media and Entertainment, Mechanical Techniques

• Northern

 Animal Grooming, Veterinary Assistant

• St. Lawrence

 Carpentry Techniques, General Construction Techniques, Hairstyling, Chef Training, Welding & Fabrication Techniques

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 What can you do to prepare to enter

the workforce?

• Do your research – Career Cruising,

Individual Pathway Planner, Skills Canada App, ontariocolleges.ca

• Resume
• Personal and Work/Volunteer

References

• Cover letter/email

PLAN your exciting future now! RESEARCH the best approach to getting into the workplace or an apprenticeship. DEVELOP the skills you need to be successful in today’s ever-changing world of work. The future is in your hands! Take hold of it today!