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Government of Ontario Invests $5 Million in the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund

The Ontario government is investing $5 million through the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund to improve classroom training for skilled workers, announced Dianne Cunningham, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. $1.7 million in projects were announced for updating classroom standards for apprentices. In the May 2001 budget, the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund was given an additional $10 million to extend its work to update apprenticeship classroom training and support the creation of new skilled trades training standards for another two years to 2005. The Fund is investing $25 million over five years.

The remaining $3.3 million is being invested to:

• develop flexible, alternative methods for delivering apprenticeship classroom training including distance learning
• create a comprehensive assessment or remediation system to help apprentices complete classroom training
• encourage more partnerships between industry and apprenticeship training deliverers
• foster greater integration of apprenticeship in-school programs with postsecondary courses and with the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program
• develop and revise additional curriculum standards and prior learning examinations, and translate program materials into French.

More information is available at the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund website.

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