Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program

The Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program helps potential entrants to the apprenticeship system develop their job skills and trade readiness so that they will be prepared to find work as apprentices.

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Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program Guidelines

The ministry's Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program supports the Skilled Trades Strategy by encouraging new entrants to participate in technical and employability training needed to be job-ready at no cost while addressing skilled trade shortages in high-demand trades.

Pre-Apprenticeship Training proposals must focus on trades, sectors and/or geographic areas experiencing a skills shortage or a high demand. The proposals should also seek to empower workers and job seekers who face higher barriers of entry and enhance pathways into meaningful and gainful employment, particularly for youth (including marginalized youth), women, Indigenous peoples, racialized people, recent immigrants/newcomers, 2SLGBTQIA+ and members of at-risk and/or marginalized communities.

Proponents may submit up to a maximum of three applications in the 2024-25 Call for Proposal.

Questions regarding the Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program guideline may be submitted to PATP@ontario.ca.

Schedule

Issue Date: October 31, 2024

Closing Date: December 5, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Applicants can begin to apply for funding through Transfer Payment Ontario (TPON). Primary Applicants must register with TPON to access the Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program application form. TPON is the Province of Ontario's online application system for grant funding. It is important for applicants to understand the steps for registering with TPON prior to application submission.

Please contact Employment Ontario Call Centre for questions or issues related to completing the application.

Contact Employment Ontario
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm ET

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2022-2023 Agreements

2022-2023 Pre-App agreements may include multiple training years. Reports in this section are for use with all training years listed in your 2022-2023 agreement. Please see Schedule “F” – Reports of your agreement for more details.

2021-2022 Agreements

2021-2022 Pre-App agreements may include multiple training years. Reports in this section are for use with all training years listed in your 2021-2022 agreement. Please see Schedule “F” – Reports of your agreement for more details.

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