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The Toronto Catholic District School Board, The Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities (MTCU), and Local 183, have joined forces to offer this opportunity for students who want to pursue careers as Construction Craft Workers.

This program combines instruction in high school and at the Local 183 Training Centre (Vaughan) and provides a Co-operative Education placement in the construction industry. It is offered in Semester 2 and is open to students in their graduating year with a minimum of 26 credits.

Career AS A CONSTRUCTION CRAFT WORKER
Construction Craft Workers prepare, excavate, backfill, compact and clean up a construction work site. They also handle materials as well as ship and receive parts. Construction Craft Workers primarily work in the construction industry, governed by the Apprenticeship Certification Act (ACA).

Job Related Skills, Interests and Values

• training in health and safety
• mechanical aptitude
• manual dexterity
• an ability to work at heights
• an ability to do hard physical work
• blueprint reading
• organizational skills
• an ability to follow instructions
• must be willing to work as part of a team on physically and mentally challenging projectsIn this program, students complete the “Basic Level One” portion of the in-school apprenticeship training for Construction Craft Workers. The education and training opportunities are provided at a students home school and at Local 183 located on Highway 50 in Vaughan, Ontario. Upon successful completion of the in-school program, students are dispatched to a work-site for their Cooperative Education placement which lasts until the end of the semester.
  
  To qualify, YOU must:

• Be at least 16 years of age and in your graduating year with at least 26 credits
• Have an interest in working with Construction Technology or Technological Design
• Be in good academic standing, including completion of all compulsory courses required for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma
• Have an understanding and working knowledge of mathematical concepts and principles
• Be willing to attend classes at Local 183. Students will be picked up every morning at the head office at Keele Street and Wilson Avenue and transported every morning via bus to Local 183 in Vaughan, Ontario. Students will be transported back to the head office at the end of each training day. Students must also be willing to travel across the GTA as needed to participate in a Cooperative Education placement
  
  A limited number of spaces are available.
  
  Program components include:

• 4 weeks at a students home school
• 8 weeks at the Local 183 Training Centre
• 8 weeks at a Cooperative Education placement in the construction industry
  Program Credits/Certification:
  
  Earn 4 credits in total (combination of Construction Technology and Cooperative Education) towards an Ontario Secondary School Diploma
  
  Successfully complete “Basic Level One” apprenticeship training for Construction Craft Worker at the Local 183 Training Centre.
  
  Please see your Guidance Counsellor or Cooperative Education teacher for assistance in completing an application form and the submission of all required documents.