You can explore the following options:

1. Optional: Complete a Pre-apprenticeship, or College Certificate, or Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

2. Find an employer and get hired

3. If you’re 18 or older: apply for an apprenticeship through the Skilled Trades Ontario Portal (STOP)

4. If you’re 16 to 17-years-old: print and complete the printed application, get it signed by a parent or guardian, then submit it to your local Employment Ontario apprenticeship training office for approval

5. Sign a training agreement with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD)

6. Complete an apprenticeship, along with required hours for on-the-job training (you will receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship within six weeks after your sponsor notifies MLITSD that you have completed your training)

7. If applicable to your trade, complete the apprenticeship exam to obtain your Certificate of Qualification

Want to explore all the trades available in Ontario? Click here to access the Government of Ontario’s full, searchable database.

Career Ready with Canadian Tooling and Machining Association

CTMA

• Gain practical workplace skills and experience that will help launch their new career or expand their employment opportunities.

• Work alongside experienced tradespeople, skilled workers and other professionals who will provide them with an opportunity to gain real world skills and knowledge.

• Be paid an hourly rate (at least minimum wage) for the duration of their full-time Experiential Work Placement(s).

• Upon successful completion, participants may be offered permanent employment by their host employer.

NDC aims to bridge the information gap by exposing parents and youth to the opportunities in the trades- through mentoring, guidance, education and training.