Spring Conference

LABOURERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LiUNA LOCAL 837)

Action First Aid offers best in class student training. Our programs are developed by a former teacher who understands the need for courses to be interactive and engaging. With over 60 instructors, we make it easy for you to schedule SHSM & Co-op required courses in First Aid with CPR & AED, Mental Health, WHMIS and many other electives such as lockout/tagout, electrical, fire and ladder safety.

https://liunalocal837.com/

ONTARIO YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (OYAP)

WHAT IS THE ONTARIO YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM? The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program is a specialized program in high school that allows you to explore apprenticeship and consider careers in the skilled trades, generally starting in Grade 11 or Grade 12 through the cooperative education program.

https://www.oyappajo.com/oyap/

SKILLS ONTARIO

Skills Ontario's mission statement is "to champion and stimulate the development of world-class technological and employability skills in Ontario youth.” Diversity, equity, and representation are top priorities for Skills Ontario. We are looking forward to continuing to work with communities across Ontario to ensure that we are providing equal opportunities for all youth and building a diverse and robust skilled workforce.

Who we are
We are committed to preparing Ontario’s youth for the highly-skilled economy of tomorrow. We partner with school boards, colleges, small business, large companies, labour groups, and governments to provide opportunities for youth to explore and develop skills for successful careers in the skilled trades and technologies. With 30 years of experience, Skills Ontario is a province-wide organization with a grassroots connection into the many communities we serve. Our programs represent a long-term investment in the lives of all Ontarians.

What we do
Skills Ontario is building Ontario’s skilled trades and technologies workforce.  We enable and empower all youth to consider a career in the skilled trades and technologies. Engagement with students, teachers, parents, guardians, volunteers, and guest speakers ensure our programs connect education, experience, and employment. We deliver in-school presentations across Ontario, host Canada’s largest skills competition, run summer camps for skills development and connect students to employers. We are focused on growth sectors such as construction and infrastructure, technology innovation, and hospitality services.

https://www.skillsontario.com/

ApprenticeSearch.com

Join ApprenticeSearch.com to learn about their partnership with the Ministry of Education and Skills Ontario to create Skilled Trades School Board and Employer Regional Networks and build the infrastructure to support and expand successful cooperative education placement opportunities for students in the skilled trades. Don't miss this chance to actively participate in the project's consultation process. Join us in shaping the future of skilled trades education and career pathways.

https://apprenticesearch.com/

CHATTERHIGH COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Ready-to-use, free, gamified online activities for students in grades 6-12. Examples include the career exploration quiz and courses for mental health & wellness, and Federal “Learn About Your Taxes”, “Money Management & Budgeting” and “Insurance Literacy and Me” courses. Schools and students have raised over $500,000 competing in national competitions. Learn how to participate!

https://chatterhigh.com/

Conestoga College

Conestoga College is a leader in polytechnic education, and one of Ontario’s largest providers of trades and apprenticeship training. The college delivers a comprehensive range of post-secondary and traditional apprenticeship training programs for the industrial, manufacturing, service, and construction trades. As skilled labour shortages become increasingly widespread across the province, Conestoga is focused on modernizing apprenticeship and skilled trades training by consolidating and expanding the college’s full complement of trades programs at a single campus. Conestoga’s new Skilled Trades Campus, located in Cambridge, is a modern facility that will help raise the profile of the skilled trades and attract a broader, more diverse student population.

https://www.conestogac.on.ca/

DISCOVER YEAR

Discover Year is a structured and purposeful gap year program that helps young adults build essential career and life skills. We emphasize the development of self-confidence, self-awareness, resilience, and interpersonal skills such as communication, emotional intelligence, and collaboration. We integrate the following components to help students take action, foster open-mindedness and live according to their authentic selves: - Essential Job and Life Skills workshops - Career Coaching - Mentorship - Work - Travel - Community Service

https://discoveryear.ca/

EDGE FACTOR INC.

Discover how you can use the power of storytelling to inspire students to explore pathways, prepare for success, and connect to local opportunities as they move forward in their career journey! Edge Factor equips CO-OP, SHSM, OYAP, Dual Credit, Guidance and K-12 educators with personalized libraries of story-driven media and interactive experiences. Learn how you can meet your objectives and connect curriculums and career development learning to real life. (Free and Premium resources available).

https://edgefactor.com

EDUTRAVEL INC.

EduTravel is a wholly Ontario owned and operated tour provider, founded on the concept of experiential learning. Our trips take a comprehensive approach to enriching curriculum content, giving students an opportunity to grow and develop valuable skills.

https://thisisclass.com/

Empowerment Project (The)

The Empowerment Project is a science-based mindfulness program running a variety of workshops & seminars for workplaces, schools, and parents. Our programs are practical and presented in a way that individuals can relate and utilize in any aspect of life. The foundation of our training is emotional intelligence where mindfulness techniques are utilized to build these important skills. Working extensively in corporate and educational facilities for a combined 20 years, we have compiled knowledge from our own training, as well as extensive research that focuses on enhancing our personal and professional lives.

http://www.theempowermentproject.ca

Hour Republic

Students and teachers are drowning in paperwork and require the tools and resources to be efficient.  Hour Republic allows students and teachers to track and manage Co-op forms, learning plans, hours, and activities online with e-signatures and much more.

https://hourrepublic.com

Le Centre Franco - MTEL

A Unique Platform with Infinite Possibilities! mtel.ca Would you like to save time and become more efficient in managing your experiential learning programs? The application Management Tool for Experiential Learning (MTEL) is a powerful application and adheres to Ministry guidelines. This all-in-one solution application and its great features have become school board’s first choice and creates a worry-free management. This tool is easy to use for the board-coordinator, the teaching staff, the students, the employers, and the administrators. You will quickly understand why we remain a provincial leader in this area and why we are renowned for our stellar customer service. Reach us at mtel@lecentrefranco.ca 

https://www.lecentrefranco.ca/mtel/

MYBLUEPRINT

myBlueprint Education Planner is an online education platform designed to support students across Canada from education to career, offering tools for career exploration, goal-setting, and academic planning. Through personalized assessments and resources, students can discover their interests, strengths, and potential career paths. The platform also facilitates collaboration between students, educators, and parents, fostering a supportive learning environment for lifelong success.

https://myblueprint.ca/

NATIONAL DEFENSE - ARMY RESERVE - 32 Canadian Brigade

Successful applicants to the Army Reserve Co-op program will become serving members of the Canadian Forces. This is a serious commitment and should not be taken lightly. Students will receive military training and pay during the program. Students will be accredited with their Basic Military Qualifications. There is an expectation that students who participate in the Co-op program will continue to serve on a part-time basis with the Reserves after the program ends.

https://forces.ca/

NIAGARA COLLEGE

Niagara College offers more than 130 innovative programs between our campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake. Together our campuses provide unique living laboratories and top-notch facilities that deliver hands-on applied learning opportunities; world-class applied research; and smaller class sizes in an intimate and friendly environment. Canada’s leader in applied, experiential learning, NC offers its students programs that reflect and respond to the key sectors of our region, our province, and the broader global economy.

https://www.niagaracollege.ca/

ONTARIO YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (OYAP)

The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) offers students an opportunity to explore a skilled trade and begin an apprenticeship while completing credits towards an OSSD. OYAP students can begin at the age of 15 with a minimum of 14 credits – but some workplaces will require a student to be 16.

https://oyap.com

PUBLIC SERVICES HEALTH & SAFETY ASSOCIATION

Public Services Health & Safety Association works with Ontario’s public sector employers and workers providing training, consulting and resources to reduce and prevent occupational injuries and illnesses. PSHSA staff help ensure that more workers go home at the end of their day and stay healthier in chosen workplaces or sectors.

https://www.pshsa.ca/

SKILLED TRADES ONTARIO

Skilled Trades Ontario is an agency of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development responsible for apprenticeship and skilled trades certification in Ontario. It was established through the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021. We are committed to making it easier for skilled trades professionals to access services, promoting careers in the skilled trades and addressing the labour shortage. We want to make Ontario the place where skilled trades professionals thrive. Skilled Trades Ontario is responsible for trades certification in Ontario, including: • establishing apprenticeship programs, including training standards, curriculum standards and certification exams • assessing experience and qualifications of individuals who have not completed an apprenticeship program in Ontario • issuing Certificates of Qualification in all trades with certifying exams • renewing Certificates of Qualification in compulsory trades • maintaining a Public Register of people authorized to work in compulsory trades • researching apprenticeships and the trades

www.skilledtradesontario.ca

TRADES REPORT, THE

The Trades Report is a digital resource, available in both English and French, designed to assist Ontario schools in promoting awareness of careers in the skilled trades/apprenticeship pathway. The newsletter features opportunities for underserved groups such as Black youth, Indigenous youth, and others. Our materials align with the Ministry's priorities of increasing understanding of the skilled trades and the benefits of a career in skilled trades. Currently, our clients include over forty Ontario school boards.

https://seekingscholarships.com/the-trades-report