Community Reach
850 Hartman Dr, Unit 104
Midland, ON L4R 0B6
Tel: 705-528-6999
Fax: 705-528-6990
Email: admin@communityreach.ca
Record #:
BAR0088
Last Modified:
14 Jan 2025
Last Full Update:
06 Feb 2024
Location, Telephone & Internet
| Office Phone |
705-737-1431 |
| Toll Free Phone |
1-800-560-3821, From 705 and 905 area codes |
| Fax |
705-725-7201 |
| E-Mail |
barriesimcoe@ontario.ca |
| Website |
https://www.ontario.ca/page/employment-ontario |
| Located In Community |
Barrie |
| Address |
55 Cedar Pointe Dr, Unit 609
Barrie, ON
Canada L4N 5R7 |
| Intersection |
Hwy 400 and Dunlop St W |
Contact Information
| Primary Contact |
Ibitoru Soetan, Service Delivery Manager |
Description & Services
| Description (Service) |
Apprenticeship programs
Offer formal training for those who want a career in the skilled trades. Program combines on the job training, in-classroom training and offers registration and support to: - new apprentices who have arranged a sponsoring employer or
- who have prior education and related work experience
Program also offers consultation to sponsoring employers
More information on Apprenticeship Programs available at https://www.ontario.ca/page/start-apprenticeship
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) - school-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools
- students earn cooperative education credits in the summers before grades 10,11 or 12 through work placements in skilled trades
- interested 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
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program - job skill development and trade readiness for unemployed individuals wanting careers in skilled trades
- programs are at various community locations, and up to 52 weeks long including a minimum 8-12 week paid work placement
- free, with costs covered for tuition, textbooks, safety equipment and tools
This office offers on-site exams |
| Hours |
Program: Hours vary |
| Areas Served |
Simcoe County |
| Eligibility |
Apprenticeship programs
- 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
Employers
- must be qualified to train an apprentice in the trade, be able to provide structured training and supervision, and pay wages according to regulations where appropriate
|
| Application |
Apprenticeship programs
- individuals must first find a sponsor (usually an employer) willing to hire and train them
- the individual then applies for the apprenticeship program
online
- if the individual is eligible, local apprenticeship staff will contact the individual and sponsor to sign a training agreement
Foreign- trained professionals or trade certification candidates
contact the Skilled Trades Ontario for requirements for certification and evaluation of skills |
| Languages |
English; French - Reception, Website, Interpretation, Programs, Publications |
Other Details
| Physical Access |
Fully Accessible |
| Print Material |
Trade Fact Sheets, Apprenticeship & You, Second Career, Training Standards for various trades, Employment Ontario |
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