The program is open to Yukon secondary school students who would like to explore a skilled trade and complete high school at the same time.
Many secondary school students work part-time while attending school, or during the summer break period. Some of those students are working in trades designated in Yukon for apprentice training. Those students working in a trade can be registered as apprentices with their employer and receive credit for their trade experience, even if the work is on a part-time or short term basis. Once they complete high school (defined as not returning to high school for the following semester), their apprenticeship agreements convert to a regular apprentice training schedule. They then continue their on-the-job training and access in-school technical training as regular apprentices.
Secondary school students should contact the Apprenticeship Office and also their school counselors to discuss options available for them to work in a trade and gain credit for their trades training while still attending and completing high school.
Apprenticeship and Tradesperson Qualifications
Advanced Education
Department of Education
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6
Phone: (867) 667-5298
Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5298
Fax: (867) 667-8555
John.Gryba@gov.yk.ca
Norm.Ingram@gov.yk.ca
Sheila.Tarr@gov.yk.ca
Darwin.O'Brien@gov.yk.ca