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Peel Halton Workforce Development Group To Host The Largest Apprenticeship Career Fair In Region Of Peel And Halton

SAVE THE DATE! The 5^th annual Apprenticeship Career Connections Fair, hosted by the Peel Halton Workforce Development Group, will be held on Wednesday, March 6. Anyone interested in apprenticeships and careers in skilled trades is invited to attend.

Membership at the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum

CAF-FCA's Executive Director provides an update on operations and the membership campaign, offering our partners, collaborators and friends with some insight about our progress.

Learning Theoretical Knowledge

It has often been suggested that one major weakness of on-the-job learning in apprenticeship is the inability for apprentices to acquire theoretical knowledge. To remedy this situation, apprenticeship on-the-job learning is often supplemented with off-the-job instructor-led learning. I believe that there is the need for such off-the-job learning, but would like to argue that the learning of theoretical and practical knowledge should be integrated and not to be treated as two separate processes.

Playing and Working for the Win

Learning Technologies and Apprentice Learning

How do learning technologies impact apprentice learning? What are the impacts on skills? What are the strategies for success? In your experience, how do you see technology impacting apprentice learning either during technical training or on-the-job? What, in your opinion, are the challenges and benefits? CAF-FCA welcomes your feedback as we explore this topic through our research project: "The Impacts of Technology and Innovation on Apprenticeship."

Welcome to the CAF-FCA Online Discussion Forum

After 12 years of facilitating discussion among apprenticeship stakeholders across Canada, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum – Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF-FCA) is introducing a new way for the community to share ideas, opportunities and opinions. by Sarah-Watts Rynard, Executive Director of CAF-FCA