Assists members with the transition into a new career in the building and construction industry

• includes administrative, engineering, and management positions
• offers apprenticeship opportunities to achieve a journey person qualification

Approved grants for 2024:

• The Youth Skills
• The Skills Blend will maintain four lines of effort:

1. Enable Apprenticeship referrals across Ontario
2. Provide in-person safety training
3. Provide online construction related training
4. Identify homeless and at-risk Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and move them to independent living/apprenticeship referral

• Former military, transitioning and those serving either with the Regular or Reserve components of the Canadian Forces
• Spouses and children of military members serving or who have served
• Resettled Afghanistan interpreters
• Individuals who were given a dishonourable release from the Canadian Armed Forces are not eligible