Apprentice Wage Subsidy
The School Works: Apprentice Wage Subsidy provides a wage subsidy to businesses, non-profits or First Nations communities, and local governments in the Columbia Basin to meet their employment needs.
Who Can Apply
Employers must:
- Be a business (with 100 employees or fewer, including management), local government, non-profit or First Nation community.
- Businesses must operate and have headquarters in the Basin region.
- For more eligibility requirements, see the program guide below.
CRITERIA:
The Program supports employers to provide employment to an apprentice to complete their work-based requirements for the following trades:
- Appliance Service Technician
- Aborist Technician
- Auto Body and Collision Technician
- Automotive Service Technician
- Cabinetmaker
- Carpenter
- Cook
- Electrician, Construction
- Electrician, Industrial
- Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
- Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
- Machinist
- Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
- Plumber
- Recreation Vehicle Service Technician
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Steamfitter / Pipefitter
- Truck & Transport Mechanic
- Welder
The program supports the retention of participating apprentices if the employer chooses to retain them to complete work-based training requirements in the same trade, beyond Level 1.
How to Apply
This intake is now open.
- Read the Program Guide before beginning your application form.
- Click on Apply Now to begin. Limit: one application per business.
- You may save drafts and submit the form when it is complete.
- We assess the applications as they come in and continue until all funding has been committed.
- You will receive an email notification along with a copy of your submission after submitting.
Contact
To discuss your needs, call toll free 1.877.489.2687 ext. 3584 or email schoolworks@ourtrust.org. This program is administered by College of the Rockies.
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