Apprenticeship And YOU

Agenda for the DAy

Review why you have chosen this route

Obtain your Training Agreement

Meet your Training Consultant

Review what will happen between now and the end of June

Review what step you must take after the end of June and the Level 1 training program

Why have you chosen this route?You have discovered that you learn best by “DOING”

You are a tactile learner

You learn best outside the classroom

You do not wish to attend university

You do not wish to attend college full time

You want someone else to help pay the cost of post secondary learning($9000+ for the first year alone)

You want a paid, structured, supervised pathway to a bright, prosperous future

Overview of the Next 5 Years

If Applicable

Training AgreementDo you have one in your hand? – No? Why not?

There are 3 copies of the agreement – why?

There are 2 parts to apprenticeship – workplace experience (90%) and in-class (10%)

No workplace – no apprenticeship

No ‘in-class’ – no apprenticeship

Your Training Agreement keeps everyone honest – you, your employer and the Province

sets out the ‘who, what, where and ‘how long’ say goodbye to the Ministry of Education say hello to ‘Training, Colleges and Universities your Training Consultant will share more with you

Training Consultant (TC)

Looks after you as you work towards your license

Keeps track of your hours (with your help)

Works for MTCU – not Ministry of ED

Arranges for you to attend the in-school portion of your apprenticeship when the time comes

Checks to see if you are learning ‘on the job’

Arranges for your Provincial Exam when your hours are completed at the end of your training

Answers your questions as they arise

Between Now and THE END OF June Be grateful that someone else is paying the tuition etc.

Register with the College of Trades http://www.collegeoftrades.ca/wp-content/uploads/ApprenticesMembershipGuide_31_03_2014_EN.pdf

Work diligently at your co-op placement and at college

Make sure you know the dates, times, requirements and rules of your college course – they are different from high school!

Know how you are going to get to college (transportation routes, etc.)

Know and plan for who’s going to pay for bus passes, parking passes etc.

Keep track of the hours you work at your placement and keep a daily record

Keep every piece of documentation that you receive in a file folder & in a safe place – these will be required for future training!

Search for a job to go to after graduation

What You Will Do After Graduation Follow the instructions in the resource guide you will

receive today

Notify your TC that you have graduated

Fax/email a copy of your graduation certificate to them

Find a full time job

Notify your Training Consultant regarding the new job details

Watch the mail for your notice to attend Level 2 – maybe 1-2 years.

Free Advice About Your Success in Level 1!

• Leave your cell phone in your locker!!!!• Be respectful at all times – college teachers tolerate

very little!!!!• Need learning support? Tell each college instructor

on the first day and make sure you get the help you need- your instructors will not ask you!!!

• Do your homework before you leave the college….. each and every day!

• Never, ever miss a day or a class• Make sure you have or are getting a driver’s license(Your job will likely not be near home; it will be in the

GTA but may not be on a bus route)• Think seriously about getting a vehicle (a second-

hand, dependable model is best) to take you and your tools to work when you get a full time job in July.

Any Questions? Ask Now, Know Now!

Thanks for listening and good luck!

Apprenticeship and YOU