Gives the employer the opportunity to train a young apprentice who is full of energy and enthusiasm in a real working environment

Employers can assist OYAP students into becoming interested in a skilled profession at an earlier age

Helps to build a skilled work force by increasing student awareness of your company within the community

Employers have the opportunity to assess the potential employee at the work site and train the student apprentice to their expectations and standards

Employers have the option to continue or stop the apprenticeship training at the end of the co-op placement

Employers can now apply for an Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit that would allow an employee to hire and train an apprentice and be eligible to receive a 25 per cent refund on salaries and wages paid to an apprentice in a qualifying skilled trade

OYAP provides employers with a new source of workers to address the shortage of skilled workers in Canada today

By training an OYAP student, it gives the employer direct access to recruiting and retaining a future employee that they themselves have assisted in training

Reduces training costs

Workers Safety Insurance Board protection for the student is covered by the Ministry of Education