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• Learn a skilled trade through hands-on training.• 80 to 90% of your apprenticeship is employer-based training. • 10 to 20% is in-class training at a Community College.• Earn a wage while you learn.• Learn to industry standards.• Receive a Certificate of Qualification in a skilled trade
area upon successfully completing training and provincial examinations.
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In order to participate in OYAP,students must:• Be 16 years of age at the time the co-op placement begins.• Have successfully completed 16 credits towards their OSSD.• Have a sincere interest and aptitude for this trade.
Then why not…Consider the “Trades” as a viable career option?Use OYAP to help you get started early?
Contact:• Co-op Teacher• Guidance Teacher• Technology Teacher visit OYAP
www.oyap.com
Grade 11COOP/OYAP
Grade 12COOP/OYAP
Grade 12
Grade 12
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In college or training
In college or training
In college or training
In college or training
On the job
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Exams
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did you know? there is a skilled trade shortagethroughout Ontario and Canada and by 2020, it is estimated Canada may be short one million skilled trade workers!
Conference Board of Canada
1. Sign up for the Experiential Learning Co-op Program
• Get the opportunity to complete your co-op in the Early Childhood Education Sector.
• This is an excellent opportunity to ‘test’ out a trade to see if it’s right for you!
• Earn a wage while you learn.
2. Registered OYAP/Co-op
• Continue your co-op placement in a daycare or nursery school AND get registered as an apprentice with the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities (Apprenticeship Branch).
• The hours completed at co-op will count towards the completion of your apprenticeship program.
• Students must achieve trade specific skill levels.
3. Specialized Level 1 OYAP/Co-op
• Registered apprentices have the opportunity to complete the 1st level of the ‘in-school’ portion of your apprenticeship training.
• Receive secondary school credits for the time spent in the cooperative education placement.
• Receive secondary school credits and college credits for the in-school time at college as well.
• Academic requirement for an apprenticeship is Grade 12.
• Length of apprenticeship is 5280 hours – 3 to 4 years (including two 360 hour in school components).
Contact your Guidance Counsellor for further information
Your future as an Early Childhood Educator!Early Childhood Educators are employed primarily in a nursery school or day care setting. They organize and plan activities to help children grow both intellectually, emotionally and physically.
Here are some of the duties performed by Early Childhood Educators:
• Develop and implement daily activities for children.
• Guide and assist children in the development of proper personal care habits.
• Assist children experiencing learning exceptionalities.
• Lead children in activities such as telling and reading stories, teaching songs, introduction to musical instruments, preparing crafts and taking children on local field trips.
• Plan programs with parents and other staff members.
• Perform job duties with care and creativity.
The student pathway for the Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Opportunity Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
Grade 9: English, Mathematics, Science Recommended: Integrated Technologies
Grade 10: English, Mathematics, Science Recommended: Health and Personal Services Technology
Grade 11: English, Mathematics Recommended: Social Science and Humanities Cooperative Education (OYAP - ECE Placement)
Grade 12: English, MathematicsRecommended: Child Development and Gerontology
Cooperative Education (OYAP - ECE Placement)
Note: Suggested but not mandatory, secondary courses that would be beneficial for students contemplating a career path as an Early Childhood Educator would include:• Physical Education • Visual Arts • Food & Nutrition • Drama
See your Guidance Counsellor for availability of courses offered at your school
Post-secondary destinationOption #1 - Early Childhood Education ApprenticeAcademic requirement for an apprenticeship is Grade 12. Length of apprenticeship is 5280 hours – 3 to 4 years (including two 360 hour in school components).
Option #2 - College ProgramAdmission requirements for a college program in ECE are English, Mathematics and Science at the college level.
Level 1 College (theory) programs require students to be registered as apprentices.
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An apprenticeship as an Early Childhood Educator can lead to many careers such as: • Educational Assistant in
primary division• Day Nursery School worker• Child Care Supervisor• Child Care Operator
For more information on Early Childhood Educator (ECE) careers
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• Music• Media Arts
3 steps to an early childhood
www.aeceo.ca www.makingmyway.cavisit
visit OYAP
www.oyap.com