ONTARIO YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (OYAP)

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ONTARIO YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM(OYAP)
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Definition of an Apprenticeship

• To study a trade under the guidance of
  journeyperson
• To complete on the job training as well as the
  trade school requirements
• Timelines to complete an apprenticeship differ
  for the different trades and trade sectors
• (ie. Service, Construction, Motive Power and
  
  
  Industrial)

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WHAT IS OYAP?

• Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
  provides secondary school students an opportunity
  to begin working on an apprenticeship while still
  in high school

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Definition of an OYAP Student

• A student who is receiving cooperative education
  credits for work experience in an apprenticeship
  occupation.
• May or may not be formally registered as an
  apprentice while in secondary school.
• The students cooperative education personalized
  placement learning plan (PPLP) must be based on
  the Apprenticeship Training Standards.
• In restricted trades under the ACA students must
  be registered as apprentices in order to receive
  training.

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Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program

• OYAP students master skills towards a certificate
  of qualification in a skilled profession at the
  same time as they earn their Ontario Secondary
  School Diploma (OSSD)
• OYAP is designed to help secondary school
  students make a smooth transition into their
  post-secondary education.

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The Process for Registration

• Complete the London Apprenticeship OYAP Tracking
  Form
• Submit the completed form to your OYAP
  coordinator
• OYAP Coordinator submits to MTCU
• MTCU will forward a letter directly to the
  employer

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Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program

• Students must
• be 16 years of age or older
• have completed 16 credits towards their OSSD
• be enrolled as a full-time student
• complete all compulsory credits required for OSSD

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OYAP Registration Part One

• Cooperative education teacher discusses OYAP with
  the student, employer and parent
• Complete T.V.D.S.B., OYAP Registration Form
• E-mail form to OYAP coordinator, who then makes
  contact with the training consultant, at MTCU

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Part Two - Ministry of Training Colleges and
Universities

• Arranges sign-on with employer and student
• Training Consultant will track the apprentice
  using the Training Standards
• T.C. will support the apprentice with trade
  related information, and ensure that the
  apprentice received appropriate training at the
  placement

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The Process for Registration

• Training Consultant, MTCU will arrange to meet
  with the student at their placement
• Parental signature will be required for students
  under 18
• Group signing One night at the School

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Implications for OYAP Student

• Under no circumstances can a student perform any
  of the skills in the restricted trades without
  being registered as an apprentice.
• Sample Automotive Service Technician

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Implications for an OYAP Student

• Compulsory Trades under the TQAA
• OYAP students can be registered to participate in
  these trades (plumber, electrician)
• The students participating in OYAP are exempt
  from the journeyperson apprentice ratio
  provisions of the TQAA

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Myth vs. Realty

• Myth Skilled trades jobs are boring and
  repetitive
• Realty People in these jobs work with some of
  the most sophisticated equipment available they
  build and design cars, buildings and robots
  their training is leading-edge they need to be
  smart and able to adapt

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Survey Says!

• 53 of companies advertised for skilled workers
  last year 29 could not fill those positions
• In the auto industry, within 5/6 years, 50,000
  skilled trades people will need to be replaced
  (CARS Council)
• Experts predict Canadas worst skills shortage is
  less than 5 years away

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Apprentice/Journeyperson Survey

• What was the main reason you entered an
  apprenticeship program?
• ?Challenging work 20.9
• ?Family advice 13.8
• ?Potential Income 7.8
• ?Secure future 37.7
• ?School Counseling 1.5
• ?Dissatisfaction with previous work 7.4
• ?None of the above 10.8

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Why is it difficult to be an apprentice in Canada
today?

• ? Young people today can expect to have 7 careers
• ? The average age of an apprentice today is 27
• ? 42 of high school students are not aware of
  apprenticeships
• ? A late start can make it difficult to finish

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Why is it difficult to be an apprentice in Canada
today?

• ? Finish rate for apprentices is above average
• ? The traditional apprentice is a white male
• ? 50 of population is female 7 of apprentices
  are female
• ? 82 of these are service trades cooks,
  hairstylists

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Trade or Profession

• ? Truck and Coach Technician - 63,000
• ? Automotive Painter - 90,000
• ? Electrician - 56,000
• ? Industrial Millwright - 68,000
• ? Start earning 4-5 years earlier
• ? No student loans
• ? Lifetime advantage? Skilled Trades!

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Community Support

• Brain Finch
• Diamond Aircraft
• STP Student Teaching Project
• Compass Foods
• Westmount Public School
• Ray Twist Welding
• London Police Department
• Canadian Armed Forces
• University of Western Ontario

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Connecting youth with a skilled trade