Notes

88.1 To understand and describe the process and benefits of apprenticeship.

Students should recognize that apprenticeship is a process of training and certifying workers in specific trades.

Students could perform research to determine which trades are designated in Saskatchewan and how those compare to those in other provinces.

Students should brainstorm reasons why a person would become an apprentice. Alternatively, they could interview journeypersons or apprentices to find out what they feel the advantages of the apprenticeship program were for them.

Students should be able to describe the difference between a provincial certification and the Interprovincial Standards "Red Seal" program.

88.2 To understand and use the appropriate terminology related to apprenticeship.

Students should be able to use a wide variety of terms appropriately, including but not limited to the following:

• Journeyperson
• Indenture
• Joint training committee
• Pre-employment training
• Designated trade and sub-trade
• Advanced standing

88.3 To determine the steps involved in becoming an apprentice.

Students need to be aware that the applicant must be working in the trade, must sign a formal contract with the employer and the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission, and must be prepared to attend technical training, typically once per year.

Students could interview a journeyperson or an apprentice to learn about their experience.

88.4 To determine the relationship between the ATCC and the various trade boards.

Students should be aware of how a trade board becomes established, and how a trade becomes designated in Saskatchewan.

Each student could contact a trade board, and find out the role they play in the apprenticeship process. They should also determine the relationship between the trade board and the ATCC. Students could share and compare their finding with other students in the class.

88.5 To develop an understanding of the programs available to help make the transition from secondary level to apprenticeship.

Students should be aware of the recognition of time that is available. Students should also be aware of the opportunity for challenging the Level I examination in a given trade, providing certain conditions are met.

88.6 To determine the length of apprenticeship and the annual training required in a particular trade that may be of interest to the student.

Students should explore the requirements of one or more specific trades including years and hours required, location of annual training, and the duration of annual training. Students could also explore employability and expected wages for those trades. They could share their findings with the rest of the class.

88.7 To explore the qualities of a successful apprentice.

Students could interview employers to determine personal characteristics that will help make an apprentice in a particular trade successful. They could also brainstorm a list of qualities and discuss them. With these qualities in mind, the students could perform a self or peer assessment to gauge their own suitability for a career in that trade.