STRATHROY, ONT.—The Ontario government is investing over $5.7 million to launch a new Skilled Trades Training Centre in Strathroy, Ont. in partnership with the Technical Training Group, Lambton College, Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board.
The centre will provide apprentices, secondary and elementary school students with the equipment and training they need to explore careers as industrial mechanic millwrights, welders and metal fabricators, as part of the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program.
In addition to training and program delivery, the investment will help school boards purchase a lifting crane, welding booth and accessories, robotics, 3D printers and safety equipment, which are all critical to successfully preparing students for these careers, indicates a release.
The program, funded through the Skills Development Fund, will also connect participants and local employers under one roof to ensure training meets the needs of the local job market and students have the skills needed to match the careers waiting for them.
“Municipal council and local industry leaders identified the need for local technical training as part of Strathroy-Caradoc’s Strategic Plan 2020-2029. Young people are leaving Strathroy-Caradoc to pursue careers in the trades and they are not coming back,” said Fred Tranquilli, chief administrative officer with the municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, in a statement. “This project will give young people the opportunity to pursue their apprenticeship training locally and be more likely to enter our local workforce. This is a critical pillar of our economic development strategy.”
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