Literacy Links to Apprenticeship

What's new and important:

Dec 2025: Here's an article from CBC discussing trends in apprenticeship in Canada, In the trades, apprentices are increasing, but not enough are making it to certification.

Oct 2025: Literacy Link South Central is working on a new project, ARISE: Apprenticeship Readiness Inventory Skills Evaluation. The ARISE Project will identify and address the hidden learning barriers that prevent apprentices from progressing or staying in the trades. The project will also develop resources for Get SET Practitioners, learners, and employers.

Mar 2022- Feb 2023: Literacy Northwest’s Adult Literacy & Apprenticeship 3-part podcast series focuses on why workplaces and employees would benefit from skills upgrading and services provided by Literacy Northwest.

July 2019: Here's an article from CBC Business, Here's where Canadians are finding well-paying jobs in the trades. It states that Canada will need 167,000 new apprentices in the next 5 years.

July 2019: ABEA worked with McMaster Research Shop on this report, "Knowledge of and Interest in Apprenticeships Among Hamilton’s Literacy and Basic Skills Learners." A study was conducted with learners, in Hamilton, to investigate the level of interest in and knowledge of the apprenticeship program in Ontario. Literacy practitioners were included in the study to understand what knowledge they had to help learners investigating apprenticeships.

Feb 2015: Goal Path Description for Practitioners and Learners – Apprenticeship. This ministry-created resource provides guidance on the apprenticeship goal path description and examines the connection between Get SET service provision and the transition to becoming an apprentice or entering into an occupation.

Apprenticeship in Ontario

Apprenticeship Pathway to Certification of Qualification

Dispel those Myths about Apprenticeship

Government of Canada - Apprenticeship Loan

Government of Ontario - Apprenticeship Grants

Ontario Labour Market website

Skilled Trades Ontario

Skills Zone - Ontario Skills Passport

Apprenticeship Resources from other Learning Networks

Community Literacy of Ontario: The Apprenticeship System in Ontario

Laubach Literacy Ontario: Integration of LBS [Get SET] Service to Support Apprenticeship

Learning Ontario Central South: Prepare for a Career in the Skilled Trades

Literacy Link Eastern Ontario: Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades Curriculum and Activities

Literacy Link Eastern Ontario: Skilled Trades Worker Course

Literacy Link South Central: ARISE (Apprenticeship Readiness Inventory Skills Evaluation). The ARISE Project will identify and address the hidden learning barriers that prevent apprentices from progressing or staying in the trades. The project will develop resources for Get SET Practitioners, learners, and employers

Literacy Link South Central: A comprehensive Get SET Apprenticeship Toolkit. Available for use by adult literacy programs across the province of Ontario. The toolkit includes infographics, videos, curriculum booklets, webinar recordings and a navigation guide of existing apprenticeship focused resources, tailored to the needs of frontline Get SET program facilitators

Literacy Link South Central: Trades Employer Resource Hub, the Step Up and Succeed resource hub offers tips on how to make small, manageable changes that can have a large impact for your business

Literacy Link South Central: Apprenticeship Resources

Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy: Apprenticeship Goal Path

Northern Literacy Network: Scroll down to view Apprenticeship Resources

Ontario Native Literacy Coalition: Task Based Activities for Apprenticeship pathway

Project Read: scroll down to find "Apprenticeship Routing Map Waterloo Region" and "Women Interested in Trades Part 1 and 2"

Simcoe Muskoka Skill Force: Fast Trades - The Foundational Assessment for Skilled Trades, formerly known in its original version as Evaluating Academic Readiness for Apprenticeship Training (EARAT).

Simcoe Muskoka Skillforce: Apprenticeship Connection Newsletter (2021 - 2025)

Tri-County Literacy Council: Apprenticeship Preparation

Tri-County Literacy Network: Literacy Service Planning for Apprenticeship: Web Resources Reference List