Fast-tracking Trades: Ontario to allow high school students to take up to 80 percent of senior courses in trades-based co-op education
Toronto, Ontario — According to a recent Ontario government newsroom release, the provincial government is introducing a new policy and legislative measures to allow 80 percent of high school students’ senior courses to be in trades-based co-op education. The goal of the new policy is to help attract more young people to the trades by […]
Women for the Win: Skills Ontario hosts Young Women’s Conference
Toronto, Ontario — Skills Ontario Young Women’s Conference took place today, on May 12 where highschool students learned about careers in trades and technologies from a female perspective. Participants heard inspiring female tradespeople’s journeys into trades and technology, participated in a hands-on activity, learned about apprenticeships and the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP). The conference […]