Welcome Trades Information Session April 2014

Agenda Welcome, Introductions, Overview Route to Journeyman Status Secondary School Apprenticeship ACE-IT

Mr. Frazer Smith SSA Co-ordinator

Route to Journeyman Status If you want to become a trades person Four years (trade dependent) Work experience and technical training

Technical Training The school portion of becoming a journeyman Hands on and theory combined

Programs available at MSS

Secondary School Apprentice (SSA) the opportunity to begin an apprenticeship while still in high school Earn high school credits for work under a trades person also called SSA, Secondary School Apprentice

Secondary School Apprenticeship(SSA) Work based training / learning 4 courses – 11a&b, 12a&b Each course = 120 hours 480 worked hours towards ticket ITA matches 480 hours = double hours towards ticket!!!

Secondary School Apprenticeship(SSA) ITA SSA Scholarship $1000 cash Completion of SSA (480 hours) w/in 3 months of grad year Graduate with a Dogwood (regular grad) C+ average in grade 12 courses

Accelerated Credit Enrolment to Industry Training (ACE-IT) Students attend TRU or OC during their grade 12 year. Students end up with Level 1 Technical Training SD 58 will pay the tuition, approx $3000

ACE-IT Family responsible for remaining fees which vary by trades but include: Living expenses Tools, learning guides, student fees Total $1400 to $2400 (approximately)

How? School District 58 students have reserved seating for TRU Foundations program (2 per trade if applying by the early registration deadline, May 2) We also have 1 seat reserved in each of the OC trades programs

TRU Foundations- Application Process The application comes from Mrs. Kuzio or Mrs. Musgrave Student application portion 4 reference forms for you to hand out Counsellor form to be completed with Mr. Bowden

TRU Foundations- Application Process Completed applications are given to Mrs. Kuzio or Mrs. Musgrave and we will send it to TRU for processing A letter of welcome will be sent from TRU with the next step instructions Students must successfully complete the Accuplacer A program shadow will have to be completed by the given due date Mandatory orientation at TRU

OC Application Process Meet with Mrs. Kuzio, who will then contact OC Students fill out the regular application as found on the OC website. Students need to sign a release of information form so the school can access records (marks, attendance).

TRU Trades Classrooms