Employer’s Guide to Apprenticeship – click here

Employer Benefits

According to research conducted by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF), the benefits of apprenticeship to employers includes:

• improved productivity;
• improved quality of services and finished products;
• improved skills of employees;
• improved health and safety;
• reduced employee turnover and costs;
• increased competitiveness; and
• ability to plan for the future.

Note: (CAF) is a non-profit organization that works collaboratively to support innovative Canadian apprenticeship systems and policies with a view to developing a highly-skilled, mobile skilled trades workforce.

Employers have the responsibility to:

• complete employer section of the memorandum of understanding (MOU);
•  provide high quality work experiences;
• document required work experience when skill competence is achieved, otherwise the apprentice will not receive credits;
• release apprentices to attend training at each level of the apprenticeship program;
• ensure a certified journeyperson (recognized by the Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division) is on staff in the same trade as the apprentice; and
• maintain communication with an Apprenticeship Program Officer, and notify them of any changes in company contact information, the apprentice’s employment status, or staffing that affect the apprentice’s supervision.

For further information, click on a link below:

How to Become an Apprenticeship Employer

Financial Supports, Programs and Resources for Employers

Membership on Provincial Trade Advisory Committees (PTAC)

There are opportunities for employers who are Red Seal certified journeypersons to give back to their trade and help the Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division maintain high quality apprenticeship standards in the province.  Click here for further information.