Literacy Links to Apprenticeship

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 LBS 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 LBS service provision and the transition to becoming an apprentice or entering into an occupation.

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