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Apprenticeship Resources for Employers, OYAP students and educators

Posted by: The Learning Partnership

Posted on: 2012 Feb 12

'The Workforce Planning Board is pleased to launch a video series to support the promotion of Apprenticeship amongst Small and Medium size businesses...This video series is now available through the WPBoard website and supports apprenticeship from a business to business perspective. The automotive, culinary and construction sectors are highlighted using actual business owners from York Region. In addition, a chartered accountant and job developer discuss everything from planning, tax credits and incentives, the financial return, responsibilities of the apprentice and why it makes good business sense...'

For more information, go to www.wpboard.ca/HireAnApprentice/ or to view the videos, link here.

Over the summer months many NEW employers have signed on to the Employer Registry to offer a wide range of experiential learning opportunities for students in the GTA; educators can search for student opportunities by registering on EmployerRegistry.ca.

For GTA students there are nearly 2 000 employers and 3 000 opportunities listed on EmployerRegistry.ca.