Benefits to Youth

  • Students earn credits towards an OSSD, while hours earned, and skills learned on the job are applied to journey person certification
  • Doors are kept open.  Students who find they are not suited to the trades can return to a regular school program with no penalty.
  • Students may become a registered apprentice while still in high school, therefore, getting an early start on a skilled trade career.
  • Students learn valuable current work experience.
  • Students may gain exemption from some of the regular apprenticeship training courses by participating in OYAP.

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