Funding Opportunities for Trades Workers
Learning Objectives
After studying this section, students should be able to:
- Understand reasons why there are an abundant amount of government subsidies in the skilled trades
- Know the criteria and timeline when an apprentice is able to apply for multiple government funding opportunities
- Calculate the actual amount of cash benefit (net of tax) for various funding
- Estimate the net cash flow for each level of technical training available to an apprentice in a chosen field
- Investigate provincial funded organizations that can assist trade apprentices in being ‘job ready’
- Research private grants and bursaries available for trade apprentices
- Recognize common application questions on bursary applications for trade apprentices
