• Registration and support for new apprentices who have arranged a sponsoring employer
  
• Prior education and related work experience may be considered
  
• Consultation for sponsoring employers

Apprenticeship Scholarship

• $1000 scholarship upon completion of academic upgrading, for registered apprentices younger than 25 years who left school before completing the necessary academic requirements for registering in a trade, who are committed to achieving the necessary academic requirements within one year, and who demonstrate an interest in the skilled trades

Co-op Diploma Apprenticeship Program (CODA)

• Allows college students to receive apprenticeship training while earning a diploma
  
• Registrants must meet apprenticeship requirements as well as all eligibility criteria for the specific college program (see individual listings)
  
• Apply directly through the college

Loans for Tools

• Interest-free loans to newly registered apprentices for purchase of tools
  
• Contact office for details on eligibility and amounts available

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

• School-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools
  
• Students earn cooperative education credits in grades 11 and 12 through work placements in skilled trades
  
• Interested full-time high school students 16 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 or contact the local Apprenticeship Office

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

• This office offers on-site exams

• Provides comprehensive employment and job search services
  
• Offers assessment of skills, interests and experience
  
• Provides job search strategies, including resume preparation
  
• Offers information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
  
• Coordinates on-the-job training, work experience
  
• Offers help in maintaining employment
  
• Provides information and referral to other employment and community services

Second Career Program

• Provides skills training and financial support for laid-off workers

Services for employers

• Offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
  
• Provides matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
  
• Provides support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• Provides financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• Assistance available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Youth Job Connection

• Offers paid pre-employment training, job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
  
• Also provides mentorship and education and work transitions supports

Youth Job Connection Summer

Provides summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year

Operates as a program under the Education and Training Branch

Provides a range of culturally appropriate programs and services for Métis people to enhance employability and related skills including:

• Apprenticeship support (financial and training assistance)
  
• Career counselling
  
• Employment readiness support and training
  
• Financial support/wage subsidies and opportunity through a number of programs which may vary by office locations; programs are listed on website
  
• Mobility assistance
  
• Self-employment coaching assistance such as business plan and accounting information and access to computers, photocopiers and other equipment
  
• Services for clients with disabilities