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OYAP Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programs
Students who participate in Cooperative Education in an apprenticeable trade are able to participate in the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) while they are still in secondary school. This program allows them to start working on post-secondary apprenticeship qualifications right away.
OYAP starts in Grade 11 or Grade 12 through the Cooperative Education program. Students in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) have opportunities to become registered apprentices and work toward becoming certified journeypersons in a skilled trade while completing their secondary school diplomas.
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programme teachers have trades licences
with many years of related experience. Students participating in
these special Programs have an edge when applying to university,
college, apprenticeship or work placements. Traditionally 86% of the
students enrolled in the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programme
have been signed as apprentices in their desired trade. Upon completion
of the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programme, students are eligible
to write for Basic Level exemption.
To learn more about the OYAP programs offered at Central Technical School come to one of our infomation sessions:
INFORMATION SESSION DATES 2012
1. Wed. Jan 18th
— 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm - Rm 208
2. Wed. April 18th
—12:30 pm to 2:30 pm - Rm 208
3. Wed. May 16th
— 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm - Rm 210
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for OYAP, a student must:
- be at least 16 years of age and in either Grade 11 or Grade 12
- have successfully completed at least 16 credits
- be registered as a full-time student
- be working toward the completion of all OSSD requirements
- be interested in a specific skilled profession as a future career pathway
For more information, visit the TDSB OYAP Site or contact us.
Automotive OYAP
The Transportation Program was launched at Central Technical School
in the early 20's in response to the growing need for trained automotive
service technicians. The goal was to provide young people in Toronto
with specialized knowledge that would allow them to move directly
from secondary school into a career in the automotive service industry.
Since its inception, the Transportation Department has graduated
hundreds of service technicians. Many have become automotive service
technicians, truck and coach technicians, heavy equipment technicians,
and owners of repair facilities, service managers, parts personnel,
parts manufactures, and some transportation educators. The Central
Technical School Transportation Department has a reputation in the
transportation service industry for providing young people with
specialized training in the field. The Transportation Program has
a long, successful history of preparing and introducing young people
to a transportation career and connecting them to employment opportunities.
Driven to success. Powered by knowledge.
Brochure .pdf
Carpentry OYAP
Central Technical School is well placed to provide students who
wish to acquire building skills and construction know-how. We have
3 fully equipped woodworking shops along with a construction room
where students develop experience in the safe use of hand tools
and woodworking machinery, building projects to give them the shop
and work site skills that employers are looking for. Construction
of commercial and residential buildings continues to boom in and
around the area of Toronto and the CTS Building Construction department,
through its many connections with industry, has co-op placements
in a variety of woodworking-related industries: home renovations
and house construction, office and kitchen unit construction, cabinet-making,
and custom wall assemblies. Our goal in building construction is
to provide each student with a variety of skills and the knowledge
necessary for gaining a foothold in a challenging and well-paid
job.
Brochure .pdf
Cook OYAP
Central Technical School's Hospitality program gives students the
opportunity to experience the daily routine of a professional kitchen.
Students learn through hands-on training in food preparation and
service, menu planning, and product management. The program prepares
graduates for a career as cook apprentices and helps them to excel
at post-secondary education. Graduates from culinary programs enter
a truly dynamic and global industry with limitless possibilities
for employment. The goal of our program is to prepare our students
to meet the diverse requirements of the food service industry.
Brochure .pdf
Electrical OYAP
Central Technical School has a proud tradition of providing students
with an excellent academic education combined with solid technological
skills. This tradition prepares the student for further formal education
and for their future role as workers. For over twenty years the
electrical department has provided students who choose to pursue
or to simply explore a career in the electrical industry, with a
cooperative education experience. Many students return to the school
and comment on how the electrical program has prepared them for
a career as electrical apprentices or helped them to excel in post-secondary
programmes. The rapid changes taking place in the electrical industry
are reflected in the continuous enhancement and development of the
programme. The goal of the electrical programme is to meet the needs
of students and industry.
Brochure .pdf
Plumbing OYAP
The plumbing programme was launched at Central Technical School
in the mid-1960s in response to the regulation of the plumbing trade,
which occurred at that time. The goal was to provide young people
in Toronto with specialized knowledge that would allow them to move
directly from secondary school into a career in the plumbing industry.
A large number, approximately 300 graduates, continued in the plumbing
trade and became journey persons. Many became owners of plumbing
or mechanical businesses and some became plumbing educators. The
Central Technical School programme has a reputation in the mechanical
industry for providing young people with specialized training in
the field. The plumbing programme has a long, successful history
of preparing and introducing young Torontonians to a plumbing career
and connecting them to employment opportunities.
Brochure .pdf
HVAC OYAP
This year CTS is proud to introduce students with a cooperative education experience to explore a career in the HVAC industry. This Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning program is the first ever in the TDSB. Students will be provided with a 9 week, full day, in depth, HVAC class with an additional 9 week cooperative education experience to explore careers in the HVAC industry. The HVAC sector of construction is a large industry that offers tremendous employment opportunity in good and poor economic times and we at CTS want to prepare our students for leadership in this industry.
Central Technical School has a proud tradition of providing students with an excellent academic education combined with solid technological skills.
This tradition prepares the student for further formal education or for immediate contribution to a work team.
Brochure.pdf
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