Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) is a School to Work program that opens the door for students to explore and work in apprenticeship occupations starting in Grade 11 or Grade 12 through the Cooperative Education program.
Students have an opportunity to become registered apprentices and work towards becoming certified journeypersons in a skilled trade while completing their secondary school diplomas.
A combination of on-the-job- training and classroom instruction.
- 80-90 % of apprenticeship training is provided in the workplace.
- The length of the apprenticeship varies depending on the trade.
- 10-20 % involves classroom instruction on theory, which is usually given at a local community college, or provided through another approved training organization.
- Apprenticeship sectors include Motive Power, Service, Construction and Industrial.
- Earn your Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Red Seal in tandem with OYAP
- is a Co-op student in an apprenticeship occupation
- is 15 years of age or older
- has completed at least 14 secondary school credits
- is enrolled full time or part-time in secondary school
- 5th-year students are eligible under certain circumstances
- Adult students over the age of 21 are eligible if earning credits towards an OSSD
- Secondary school students who obtain their OSSD but return to a secondary school for
additional credits (i.e. “5th year”) are also eligible for OYAP
- Earn credits toward an OSSD while exploring a potential career within the skilled trades
- Obtain important health and safety training
- Develop essential and employability skills
- Allows a smooth transition into post-secondary apprenticeship programs
Sometimes you have to go against what everyone tells you, to find your place in this world. Participating in OYAP was beneficial to me because it gave me a learning experience that no classroom ever could. -Alyssa Jesso, Monsignor Doyle CSS
OYAP Programs
