Did you know that apprenticeship is a post-secondary education pathway? Apprenticeship training leads to highly skilled workers in skilled trades careers.
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About This Webinar
If you have questions about who can be an apprentice, how to become an apprentice or what does it even mean to be an apprentice, join us for a live webinar to discuss what it means to be an apprentice in Canada, and learn what a day on the job looks like. Learn how to connect with employers, and where to look if you are just getting started.
Presenters
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum – Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF-FCA) is a non-profit organization that connects Canada’s apprenticeship community. Participants work collaboratively to support vibrant and innovative apprenticeship systems and policies with a view to developing a highly-skilled, inclusive and mobile skilled trades workforce. Employers, unions, equity-seeking groups, educational institutions and the jurisdictions support CAF-FCA operations through membership.
CAF-FCA is the only organization that brings together apprenticeship stakeholders from across trades, across sectors and across Canada to share information and promising practices, identify challenges and propose joint solutions. As a national voice for the apprenticeship community, CAF-FCA influences apprenticeship strategies through research, discussion and collaboration. Its research and events provide stakeholders with accurate, unbiased insights into apprenticeship challenges and barriers and illustrates the substantial benefits of hiring and training apprentices.
Huong Nguyen
Operations Manager, Support Ontario Youth
After spending the last few years working for the Ontario Electrical League, Huong Nguyen is known to many as a leading industry expert, who is now one of the spearheading figures for Support Ontario Youth. Recognized for her many affiliations and vast experience in the electrical landscape in Ontario, she takes on her role with grit and ambition to ultimately help those who are interested in a trades career.
Glenda Rahn
Program Manager, Support Ontario Youth
Glenda Rahn is the program manager for Support Ontario Youth. Fuelled by a true passion about the value of apprenticeships, she offers guidance, support and direction to pre-apprentices, apprentices and employers. Her role involves one-on-one coaching, resource matching and wrap-around services tailored to an individual’s particular needs and circumstances. Glenda has a B.A. in psychology and draws on her experience with non-profits, larger corporations and grassroots pilot projects in educational and other environments. She also brings insight into the world of small business based on her background owning and operating a mobile fitness company. Glenda is proud to play a part in supporting apprenticeships and driving change to sustain and enhance one of the oldest, most respected forms of education and training.