• Gain a head start towards a chosen career
• Ease the transition from school to work
• Increase opportunities for post-secondary training and employment
• Earn work experience hours in addition to secondary school credits
• Develop general and specialized job skills
• Understand employer expectations
• Significantly reduce post-secondary tuition costs
• Increase your employable opportunities

Why Apply?

Applying for the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program could be the first step in beginning a rewarding career in the skilled trades.

• OYAP is both a demanding and smart choice if you wish to jump-start your career. Jobs in the skilled trades pay well and challenge your intellect and creativity.
• Apprenticeships are often the first step in a career path that can lead to supervisory, administrative or management positions, or to a self-employed business career.
• Students who participate in OYAP will be trained in a specific set of skills leading to a registered apprenticeship program and will be able to obtain apprenticeship hours and high school credits at the same time.