Earlier this year, the province announced that it intends to permit students to drop out of their final two years of high school to pursue an apprenticeship program in the skilled trades.“The plan, if implemented, would make Ontario the only province or territory in Canada that would support students to leave high school to enter apprenticeships full time, rather than pursuing apprenticeships while still working towards their high school diploma,” the group said in a news release.
“A high school diploma is a prerequisite for many well-paying jobs, including in the skilled trades, and students gain vital skills and knowledge in compulsory grade 11 and 12 courses,” the group added. “Students taking applied courses are currently less likely to graduate and are not going on to post-secondary education.”
She added that the province needs to find a way to encourage students to pursue skilled trades in a way that makes sure they aren’t “losing out on a getting a high school education.” “We definitely have to figure out how we all as a society value the skilled trades more and ensure that there is more of that in school but don’t make kids make those kind of choices when they are 16.”Grace Lee, a spokesperson for Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce, said the province has “already implemented many recommendations” listed in the People for Education report.
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