Youth Train in Trades
Industry Training AuthorityTrain: Train in Trades (formerly ACE-IT)
Get a jump on your College of the Rockies Trades training with TRAIN! TRAIN is an industry training program for high school students. Through a TRAIN program, you can take courses that will give you both high school graduation credits and a head start towards completion of an apprenticeship program. For more information on the TRAIN program contact:
Tristan Taylor - Transitions Coordinator
250-489-2751 local 3380
ttaylor@cotr.bc.ca
The following are the technical trades available through this partnership program at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook:
- Auto Service Technician
- Carpenter
- Professional Cook 1
- Hairstylist
- Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
- Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
- Electrician (both August and February intakes)
- Welder (both September and January intakes)
Application Form Complete Package YTT 2023-24.pdf
Please see your school counsellor for an application package and information on the availability of seats.
The programs are supported by bursaries from the Industry Training Authority that pay a large portion of the tuition costs. Successful students earn Grade 12 credits, College of the Rockies Certificates and Level I Technical Training in the apprenticeship.
Youth Work In Trades
Youth Work in Trades program, jointly supported by the Ministry of Education and Child Care and SkilledTradesBC, allows students to begin apprenticeship training as part of their secondary school education. This program combines paid work-based training and a provincial curriculum that focuses on connecting, applying, reflecting on, and refining workplace skills and safety, work ethic, and job readiness.
Students enrolled in Youth Work in Trades earn up to 16 credits towards their high school diploma. They are also registered with the SkilledTradesBC as an apprentice (employer sponsored) and accumulate 480 work-based training hours required for provincially and nationally recognized industry trades credentials.
For more information, visit the Skilled Trades BC Work In Trades Program
Contact your school counsellor or
Tristan Taylor, COTR Transitions Coordinator
250-489-2751, ext. 3380
Youth Work in Trades Apprentice and Sponsor Registration Form: Youth Work In Trades Apprentice and Sponsor Reg Form.pdf
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