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Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development - Apprenticeship Office, Peterborough Area Office

901 Lansdowne St W
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 1Z5

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Overview

Services like the ones offered at this location can help you:

  • get resources and information
  • build your skills
  • plan your career
  • get training
  • find jobs

Find more information below and learn about other locations and services.


Services

Apprenticeship Programs

Offer formal training for those who want a career in the skilled trades. Program combines on the job training, in-classroom training and offers registration and support to:

  • new apprentices who have arranged a sponsoring employer or
  • who have prior education and related work experience

Program also offers consultation to sponsoring employers

More information on Apprenticeship Programs available at https://www.ontario.ca/page/apprenticeship-ontario

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

  • school-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools
  • students earn cooperative education credits in the summers before grades 10, 11 or 12 through work placements in skilled trades
  • interested students full-time high school students 15 years and older entering Grade 11 should contact their guidance counsellor, co-op education teacher or the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program Coordinator for the local school board

Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program

  • job skill development and trade readiness for unemployed individuals wanting careers in skilled trades
  • programs are at various community locations, and up to 52 weeks long including a minimum 8-12 paid week work placement
  • free, with costs covered for tuition, textbooks, safety equipment and tools
    This office is an Exam Centre

Eligibility


Apprenticeship programs
  • persons 16 years or older with minimum Grade 10 education for construction trades (employers may ask for higher education) or minimum Grade 12 education (unless otherwise defined by specific trade regulation) for industrial, motive power and service trades
    Employers
    • must be qualified to train an apprentice in the trade, be able to provide structured training and supervision, and pay wages where appropriate



    16 year(s) and up;

Details about this location are provided, and copyrighted 2025, by Community Connection, 211 Central East Region Contact Centre.

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