The OYAP Level 1 program involves Grade 12 students completing a full semester of Cooperative Education in a skilled trade placement with a portion of their time spent completing the Level 1 apprenticeship training through a training delivery agent (i.e. Durham College).
OYAP Level 1 programs are available to students in partnership with surrounding school boards:
- Durham Catholic District School Board;
- Durham District School Board;
- Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board;
- Trillium Lakelands District School Board; and
- Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board.
Students must submit an application and participate in an interview to be considered for these competitive programs. OYAP Level 1 programs are delivered in the second semester of a student's Grade 12 year; however, the application process and interviews occur in Grade 11.
The following OYAP Level 1 programs are available:
- Automotive Service Technician;
- Cook;
- Electrician;
- General Carpenter;
- Hairstylist;
- Industrial Mechanic Millwright;
- Plumber; and
- Welder.
Video: OYAP Level 1 Automotive Service Technician
Video: OYAP Level 1 General Carpenter
Students interested in applying to the OYAP Level 1 programs should contact the Guidance department at their secondary school for more information.
Please see below for Cooperative Education information at our DCDSB secondary schools:
- All Saints Catholic Secondary School
- Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School
- Father Donald MacLellan Catholic Secondary School
- Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School
- Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School
- Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
- St. Mary Catholic Secondary School
When registered OYAP students complete their secondary education, there are opportunities to continue the apprenticeship pathway. Please review Next Steps for Graduating OYAP Registered Apprentices to learn more.