Literacy Network Northeast

This guide was developed for the project “Supporting Apprenticeship Completions: A Model of Service Provision.” Funded by Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), the project’s objective was to develop ways to help those who start apprenticeship programs in remote Northern Ontario communities to complete the programs and get their trade credentials.

This consultation report is part of a project designed to close the gap between the number of people who start apprenticeship programs in remote locations in Northern Ontario and the number who actually complete the programs and receive their trade credentials. The project’s objective is to identify and pilot models for supporting those apprentices.

The author of this report collected demographic information on a group of 53 young people between the ages of 15 and 26. The respondents had left the formal school system at some point in the past, though some of them had taken or were taking alternative learning or skills upgrading classes.

The author tabulated information about the respondents’ backgrounds, living arrangements, employment status, and parental literacy levels.

This is the report of a survey of six young people, between the ages of 16 and 19, who have left the school system. The author has tabulated information about their backgrounds, living arrangements, employment status, and parental literacy levels.

The author has also included a section of anecdotal data, including the respondents’ reasons for quitting school and their suggestions for making learning more relevant to themselves.