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Ontario College of Trades allows industry to be in charge of own destiny: Guthrie

Posted by: The Learning Partnership

Posted on: 2012 Mar 25

'The Ontario College of Trades is a “great opportunity” for the trades in the province to be in charge of their own destiny, says a College top official.

Bob Guthrie, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT), recently moved from Saskatchewan, a province which he said put industry in charge of apprenticeship training and the certification process a few years ago...'

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.