Requirements for classroom training
- Prospective students must be registered apprentices with Skilled Trades Ontario.
Note:
- To learn more about this apprenticeship program, contact Skilled Trades Ontario.
- Conestoga College delivers the in-school component of this apprenticeship program as required by Skilled Trades Ontario. In addition, Skilled Trades Ontario requires employers to deliver the greater proportion of apprenticeship training on the job.
Offer of classroom training
To receive an offer of classroom training, you must have an employer sponsor and be registered as an apprentice with Skilled Trades Ontario.
As an apprentice in Ontario, you must remain a member in good standing with Skilled Trades Ontario throughout your entire apprenticeship.
Pathways & credit transfer
Trade Equivalency Assessment
If you are an experienced skilled tradesperson who has not completed an Ontario apprenticeship but have equivalent skills and experience, you may want or be required* to obtain your Certificate of Qualification (CofQ). Skilled Trades Ontario's Trade Equivalency Assessment is the first step for experienced workers seeking to write the CofQ exam and become licensed.
*Please note: Some trades are compulsory. To legally work in a compulsory trade, you must hold a Certificate of Qualification or Provisional Certificate of Qualification, or be a registered apprentice and have a Registered Training Agreement with Skilled Trades Ontario.
Exemption Testing
Exemption tests may be available for challenging the in-school portion of apprenticeship levels. See Apprenticeship exemption test for details.
Disclaimer
The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.
Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.