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• persons 16 years or older with minimum Grade 10 education for construction trades (employers may ask for higher education) or minimum Grade 12 education (unless otherwise defined by specific trade regulation) for industrial, motive power and service trades

• must be qualified to train an apprentice in the trade, be able to provide structured training and supervision, and pay wage where appropriate

Apprenticeship programs

• individuals must first find a sponsor (usually an employer) willing to hire and train them
• the individual then applies online 
• if the individual is eligible, local apprenticeship staff will contact the individual and sponsor to sign a training agreement

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

• school-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools

• students earn cooperative education credits in the summers before grade 11 through work placements in skilled trades

•  part-time or full-time high school students 15 years and older entering Grade 11 should contact their guidance counsellor, co-op education teacher or the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program recruiter for the local school board