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Letter to the Editor
Friday January 13
New Pilot Autobody Training Program in Canada Announced by HARA and Mohawk College JobConnect
The Hamilton District Autobody Repair Association (HARA) in conjunction with Mohawk College and the local apprenticeship office of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities apprenticeship offices in Canada are introducing a new pilot program to answer the problem, How do you find qualified staff/apprentices, familiar with your type of work and how do you afford them? for an initial six local shop owners.This unique pilot program works like this:
- Young people who have not finished Grade 12 (the required educational level to start apprenticeship in collision repair) are selected to work part time in a collision repair shop with their employers receiving a wage subsidy. When not working, the young people attend academic upgrading part time to meet the requirements to be signed as apprentices.
- Once their academic upgrading is completed these young people would be eligible for a $1,000 academic scholarship and the shop owner eligible for a $2,000 signing bonus if the young person is hired as an apprentice ($1,000 at signing, $1,000 after 6 months).
- The shop owner would also then be eligible for a tax credit of up to $5,000 for each of the next three years that the young person continued to be employed. The apprentice would also be eligible for a tax deduction for the cost of tools and an $800 interest-free loan from the province to offset tool costs.
"This is a great opportunity to take advantage of the reduced risk and reduced costs of hiring a motivated future auto body apprentice just as our busy season starts," said Tony Nigro, owner of Wentworth Collision and president of the collision repair association.
It is hoped that if the pilot is successful, a similar program would be offered across the province to help shop owners and interested future autobody apprentices.
An open house meeting of all interested young candidates is to be held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 18 at Careerworx, Main and Hughson Streets, Hamilton.
Only six shop owners will be able to qualify for this subsidized employment program and would need to call 1-866-309-4272 or info@ciia.com for more information.
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