How apprenticeship works

As an apprentice, you learn a skilled trade on the job. You work with and learn from experienced workers, and get paid while you do it.

You also learn in a classroom from instructors who know the trade. This may take place on a college campus or in a union training centre.

For most trades, you work for a year and then switch to studying in class for eight to 12 weeks, either full or part-time. It takes between two to five years to complete an apprenticeship.

Apprenticeships can be started in high school through Co-operative Education and the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP). Follow the link below to find out more about starting an apprenticeship while you are a student at the TDSB.