This is a presentation given by Chris Usih, Executive Superintendent, Toronto District School Board, on the VET/CTE program in Ontario. It was given in October 2013 during the Global Cities Education Network Symposium in Singapore.
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Global Cities Education Network Symposium Vocational Education Ontario
1. Global Cities Education Network
Symposium, October 8-11, 2013
Singapore
VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL EDUCATION &
TRAINING
ONTARIO CONTEXT
Christopher Usih
Executive Superintendent
Toronto District School Board
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4. CANADA
Total Area: 1,076,395 square kilometres
Nearly 35 million people (2012)
10 Provinces and 3 Territories
Approx. 40% of all Canadians live in Ontario
5. Source: Council of Ministers of Education , Canada
(2008) :Ontario Education
7. Providers of Vocational Education &
Training in Ontario/Canada
• Thousands of non-degree granting institutions
including private schools and industry
partners
• Include public colleges, specialized
institutes, community colleges, institutes of
technology, colleges of applied arts and
technology, or cégeps in Quebec
8. APPRENTICESHIP
• Apprenticeship registrations have shown a
steady increase, reaching almost 300,000 in
2005.
• The largest increases have been in the
building construction trades
Source: Government of Canada, 2012
9. RESPONSE TO LABOUR SHORTAGE
• New federal program fast tracking skilled
immigrant workers (proposal)
• Launched in January 2013 in response to calls
from Canadian employers for skilled workers
to fill labour shortages – particularly in the
construction and natural resources sectors.
• Rather than formal academic
education, applicants are assessed on
language skills, practical training and work
experience.
10. Response…
• Part of the government’s plan is “to challenge
the bias that exists among young Canadians
who see a university degree as more valuable
than going to college to learn a skilled trade.”
• Proposals to expand polytechnics
• Encourage the private sector to offer more
apprenticeships.
• Offer a tax credit to employers who train
apprentices.
11. Ontario Student Success Strategy
www.gov.on.ca
• Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
– a school to work transition program allowing
students to complete high school while
developing work skills and building hours
towards the completion of an apprenticeship.
• Students must be at least 16 years old.
• Training is 90% on-the-job and 10% in school
12. More Options…
•
Specialist High Skills Majors – Students can take a bundle of courses in a particular
industry sector will completing their high school diploma
•
Co-operative Education /internship (paid and unpaid)
•
Continuous Intake Co-operative Education
•
Dual Credit Programs – Students enrolled in college courses while still in high
school (concurrent)
•
School Within a College
•
Broad Based Technology Programs
•
Experiential Learning Opportunities – i.e., Career Exploration Activities, Job
Shadowing, Job Twinning, Work Experience/Virtual Work Experience, etc.