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About the Trades & Apprenticeships
About the Trades & Apprenticeships
You are encouraged to use the resources below as well as MyBlueprint to navigate and learn more about the trades. Please don’t forget to check out the Scholarships & Bursary page for awards that are for students entering into the trades! There are over 140 trades – happy researching!
You are encouraged to use the resources below as well as MyBlueprint to navigate and learn more about the trades. Please don’t forget to check out the Scholarships & Bursary page for awards that are for students entering into the trades! There are over 140 trades – happy researching!
Explore the trades by selecting the highlighted sector below from the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP).
This is also a great resource for steps to follow after high school gradation: Apprenticeship After High School
What is a Red Seal?
What is a Red Seal?
The Red Seal Program sets common standards to assess tradespeople’s skills across Canada. Developed with industry input, it’s a partnership between the federal government and provinces/territories, which oversee apprenticeship training and trade certification.
Helpful Websites
Helpful Websites
Apprenticeship & Trades Information
Watch Videos and Podcasts: Apprentices
Canadian Association of Women in Construction
Apply for Funding for Women in Skilled Trades Initiative
Canada’s Building Trades Unions: Women in the Trades
Build Force Canada: Opportunities for Women
Office to Advance Women Apprentices
Mentorworks: Women in Skilled Trades Initiative
Break Through the Drywall Ceiling: Why We Need More Women in Canada’s Skilled Trades
Ontario Colleges: Women in Trades
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