Facts & Statistics

Historical Overview - Apprenticeship

• 1944 - Introduction of structured apprenticeship training in Manitoba to reintegrate returning war vets into workplace
• 1956 - Establishment of Interprovincial Training Standards-Red Seal Certification
• 1973 - The Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act was proclaimed in Manitoba
• 2001 - Implementation of the Community-Based Training Program for Northern Aboriginal Apprentices

Note: The information below is based on the 2008/2009 fiscal year.

Trades

• 50 designated trades
• Four sectors including Industrial, Transportation, Construction, Service

Training

• 80% on-the job practical training, 20% is technical/in-school based trainingTechnical training in most programs is available in-class or by distance education
• Training institutions include Red River College (Winnipeg), Red River College/Stevenson Aviation & Aerospace Training Centre (Southport, MB), University College of the North (The Pas, MB), Assiniboine Community College(Brandon, MB), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology-SAIT, (Calgary, AB), Northern Alberta Institute of Technology-NAIT (Edmonton, AB), Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology-SIAST, (Moose Jaw & Saskatoon, SK)

Apprentices

• Active regular apprentices: 6,727
• Active SYAO apprentices(apprentices in high school): 732
• Total active apprentices: 7,462
• Average age: 28
• New regular apprentice registrations: 1,858
• New SYAO apprentice registrations (apprentices in high school): 313
• Total new apprentice registrations: 2,171

Employers

• How many participate: 2,490

Certificates of Qualification

• Apprentices: 917 issued (pass rate: 79%)
• Trades Qualification: 168 (pass rate: 38%)

Major Scholarships & Awards

• Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG), effective July 2009, provides $2,000 to apprentices who complete their training and become certified journeypersons in a designated Red Seal trade.
• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG), provides $1,000 per level, up to a maximum of $2,000 per person, to apprentices upon completion of their first and/or second level of an apprenticeship program in a designated Red Seal trade.
• Alberta Centennial Scholarship, $2,005 awarded to 25 apprentices in the second last or final year of an apprenticeship program
• Other scholarships & awards from various organizations are offered throughout the year