CLIMBING CAPACITY
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced $1 million in additional investmests to increase the capacity of skilled trades in the province. The government’s total investment into the province’s Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC) program has now reached $22.4 million in the 2023 to 2024 period. The SATCC supports apprenticeship training in trades such as autobody and collision technician training, automotive refinishing technician training and automotive service technician training, among others. Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said this additional funding ‘will’ create more capacity in our training system, supporting the Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy and ensuring Saskatchewan people benefit from the opportunities our economy is creating.”
FAST-TRACKING TRADES
The Ontario government is introducing a new policy and legislative measures to allow 80 percent of high school students’ senior courses to be in trades-based co-op education. The goal of the new policy is to help attract more young people to the trades by specifically adding a new apprenticeship pathway and an online job matching platform. This change will allow students in Grades 11 and 12 to participate in more apprenticeship learning through additional co-operative education credits while completing high school. Graduates would receive a new seal on their Ontario Secondary School Diploma to signify their successful completion of the program and recognize them for their dedication to learning in the skilled trades.
