Resources for Educators
Why recommend a career in the skilled trades, and how to help students learn more about them? Here are some resources to help you both discover and create awareness about the skilled trades:
Educator’s Guide to Apprenticeship
Provides educators and career counsellors with the facts about skilled trades, and includes activities and lesson plans that will engage students, and get them thinking about pursuing an apprenticeship after high school.
Guide to Apprenticeship
See for yourself why apprenticeship is a first-choice post-secondary option! This dynamic booklet is a quick overview of skilled trades careers that highlights the benefits of apprenticeship as a post-secondary option and profiles young tradespeople and apprentices who are passionate about their career choice.
Presentations
These presentations target different audiences and offer information on the benefits and how-to of apprenticeship training.
Presentation for Parents
Presentation for Educators
Presentation for Youth
Pamphlets
For Educators
For Youth
For Employers
More Resources from Across Canada
Here are a few more resources from across Canada. Know of a great resource we should share? Send it to us at info@caf-fca.org.
Apprenticeship Resources
- BC’s Industry Training Authority's Educator Webpage
- Posters and pamphlets from Alberta
- Careers in Oil and Gas website
- Grade 10 lesson plans by Ontario's Halton Industry Education Council
- Saskatchewan's Teacher's Package for Grades 10 to 12
Related Resources
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada's Essential Skills Tools and Resources
- YouthSafeNB website, promoting workplace safety
- Tips for Students from the Government of Alberta

