Paving the Way for the Future of the

Asphalt Industry’s Workforce

OHMPA Fall Asphalt Seminar

Presented by:

Stephen Speers

Chair, School Trades & Apprenticeship

Conestoga College

Brenda Gilmore

Program Manager, School Trades & Apprenticeship

Conestoga College

Colleges &

Apprenticeship

Programs

Incentives

Questions

TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION

Conestoga College

Large Polytechnic – 5 Campuses

Strong support for Engineering and Skilled Trades

Conestoga is the 2nd largest deliverer of Apprenticeship

training in the province.

Also offer a wide variety of full time post-secondary

trades programs.

Civil Engineering, Motive Power and Industrial

apprenticeship programs.

One, two and three year related post-secondary

programs.

Heavy Construction Related

Programs – Post Secondary

One Year Programs

• Heavy Equipment Techniques

• MP Fundamentals – Truck & Coach

• Mechanical Techniques - Millwright

• Heavy Equipment Operator

Two Year Programs

• Heavy Duty Equipment Technician

• Electro-Mechanical Technician

Three Year Programs

• Civil Engineering Technology (3 years optional summer co-op)

• Environmental-Civil Engineering (3 years)

• Construction Project Management (1 year)

Soils Lab

Operator program Soils Lab

Find a College program

Search for OCAS

(Ontario College Application System)

Got to: Find a Program

Use: Search by Keyword

Search - Heavy Equipment, Millwright or

Industrial Mechanics, etc

Links to Colleges and programs

Heavy Construction Related Programs –

Apprenticeship

• Heavy Duty Equipment Technician

• Truck & Coach Technician

• Millwright

• Heavy Equipment Operator – TLB

• Heavy Equipment Operator – Excavator

• Heavy Equipment Operator - Dozer

Apprenticeships

Identify a suitable employee or candidate

Call local Ministry of Training Colleges and

Universities office

Speak to an Employment and Training

Consultant about registering an Apprentice

Registered Training Agreement, Training

Standard, Schooling

Ontario College of Trades

Practical Hands-on

TechnicianTraining

Operator Skills Training Site

Critically important for Colleges to stay

connected to Industry

Opportunity for Employers to connect to programs and grads

Roles & Responsibilities

Forum for discussion and exchange of information, program review and input

A Sponsor Group may be responsible to act as a sponsor to apprentices including initial Registration and review of training

Commitment : typically 2 - 3 meetings per year

Program Advisory Committees

OHMPA SUPPORT

Roads Scholar

Award recipients were chosen based on

the leadership they displayed within their

programs as well as their interest in the

asphalt paving industry.

APPRENTICE INCENTIVES:

Apprenticeship Scholarship

Apprenticeship Incentive Grant

Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG)

Non- Red Seal Apprenticeship Incentive

Loans for Tools

Skills Canada -Ontario Awards and

Scholarships

Tradesperson Tool Deduction

Incentive for non E.I. Apprentices

Conestoga College Awards & Scholarships

EMPLOYER INCENTIVES:

. Ontario Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit

(OATTC).

Federal Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax

Credit

Apprenticeship Employer Signing Bonus

Co-operative Education Tax Credit

Employer Completion Grant

Employment Ontario Employment Services

Placements

QUESTIONS ??

We look forward to working with

the OHMPA and its members!