LOCS Region Program Summary
A PDF that summarizes all of the LBS programs available in your region is now available for download. City of Kawartha Lakes LBS Programs Haliburton LBS Programs Hastings LBS Programs … Continue Reading
Training
Features of Adult Training Programs
Adult training programs focus on helping individuals reach the goals they have for work, learning and life. The following list outlines the ways adult training programs are unique. Support Training …
The Third Apprenticeship Connection Newsletter
Issue #3 of The Apprenticeship Connection newsletter has been published. This newsletter includes great articles about the highest paying trades in Canada, information about apprenticeships and newcomers, information about Canadian … Continue Reading
Computer Skills for Post Secondary Prep
Core Skills For anyone entering a post-secondary program, including the skilled trades, it is important to have some core computer skills before starting. Gaining computer skills before entering a diploma, … Continue Reading
Apprenticeship and the Skilled Trades
Through the Lens of Literacy and Basic Skills To address the developing skilled trades crisis, a crisis that has been created by “pending retirements, a …
Skills Ontario App
Thinking about entering a skilled trade? The new Skills Ontario App is a good place to start. It is free, easy to download and easy to use. It includes a … Continue Reading
Computers and the Skilled Trades
There isn’t a job that hasn’t been touched in some way by digital technology, and this includes the skilled trades. The type and level of computer skills needed will vary … Continue Reading
Entering a Skilled Trade
Pre-Apprenticeship – Where to Start Whether you want training or a refresher, we can design pre-apprenticeship training for you so you are ready to complete your apprenticeship successfully. We can … Continue Reading
Math and the Skilled Trades
In addition to the well-known trades of plumber, electrician and carpenter, the skilled trades also include hairdresser, baker, child and youth worker, educational assistant, roofer, heavy equipment operator, machinist and … Continue Reading
Digital Skills in the Skilled Trades
Tradespeople, employers and educators all agree that the most important emerging skill in the trades are digital skills. This was confirmed through research done by the Conference Board of Canada … Continue Reading
