The SASKATCHEWAN YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SYA A presentation for Students, Parents, and Teachers (NLSD SYA Program is for students grade 9 – 12) Include Transitioning Grade 9 students, parents (and teachers) Created by M. Lebell, NLSD #113 (fall 2012)

SASKATCHEWAN YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SYAP SYAP enhances student career awareness by exploring Trades and Apprenticeship opportunities

Life’s journey Sometimes changes direction And we sometimes take on careers that we may or may not have thought about when we attended school.

Purposes of SYAP benefits to students FOR ALL NLSD STUDENTS Grade 9 – 12 it: Creates an opportunity to understand the trades career pathway and the apprenticeship option. Offers a record of achievement with the Sask. Apprentice Commission for resumes and career portfolios Our efforts now to enhance student knowledge/awareness better prepares them with the ability to make more informed career decisions.

Youth registering as an apprentice with SATCC within five years of completing SYA (with proof of completion) will receive: A Waiver of Apprenticeship registration fee (currently $150); A Waiver of first level technical training tuition providing; 100 hours of trade time credit per SYA level completed (possible 300 hrs in total); The ability to apply for the Skilled Trades SCHOLARHSIP. Forty scholarships worth $1,000 each will be awarded every June to selected, eligible high school graduates who have completed the SYA Program p (SYA) Program. For Students who choose the Trades Pathway & Complete the SYA Program

When do students begin the SYA Program? All NLSD students will be registered in grade 10. The high school will automatically fill in with the student the Sask. Youth Apprenticeship Form/Contract. Students will complete the 12 - SYAP exploration challenges within regular school classes to receive their Sask. Youth Apprenticeship Certificate in June in grade 12. This certificate recognizes the student’s work and accomplishment of completion of the SYA Program It. can be used for résumés and other purposes as well

SYA Student Challenges (4 x 3) (The Challenges can be completed in any order) Level 1 1. Complete a PAA Course (10, 20, 30) 2. One page report on a trade 3. Completion of the Young Workers Readiness 4. Conduct a discussion asking what a community or family member Or a teacher knows about the trades And apprenticeship Level 2 1.Complete a second PAA Course 2.Discussion with a journeyman 3.Career Path Chart of Trades Person or Outline the four steps to Achiever Journey Person status. 4. Exploration of Trades Websites Level 3 1. Completion of Apprenticeship Terminology 2. Portfolio – Organize Trades related information section 3. Trades job shadow or work experience 4. Attend a career fair

NLSD Teachers contribute by: Grade 8 PAA course – Completing the PAA Career Work Experience Module 9A & 10A (in which one of the resources to be used is the Young Worker Readiness Course Resource) Grade 9 PAA Course – PAA Machining Module 88 (Apprenticeship in Sask.) in which many, many of the modules can be integrated and be completed. The Career Transition Teacher – tracking those students who attend Career Fairs in high school. High School ELA and/or Social Studies/Native Studies Teachers who can use one or more of the SYA challenge within the courses they already teach (meeting regular Ministry core class outcomes)

Tracking the Completion of Challenges is accomplished by: Teachers along with the SYAP Teacher leader inputting completed assignment information onto the SYAP tracking form And by a SYA Student Passport – which is signed and dated after completion of each challenge. This Passport will be kept in the student’s portfolio

Seals of Completion Upon completion of all three SYA levels the school submits the information and applies for the student to receive their certificate. The School must apply before June 10 th each year submitting all the tracking information each year for student to receive their certificate in June CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION of the SASK. YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM for their resumes and other purposes

Students who transition from NLSD Schools will leave with: the knowledge and awareness of the trades career pathway and the apprenticeship option. a record of achievement from the Sask. Apprentice Commission to use in their resumes and career portfolios