Under a new plan from the Ford government, Ontario students will soon be able to start full-time apprenticeships in the skilled trades as early as Grade 11 and still graduate with high school diplomas.
The move is aimed at getting young people in the province trained more quickly to start careers in the skilled trades, as the government warns of worsening job shortages in fields like construction.
“There’s no secret that Ontario is facing a historic labour shortage, with more than 380,000 jobs going unfilled every single day,” Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday at Pickering High School, where the new education plan was announced.